Lambda-CDM explains very well the observations at large scales. We have tested this theory with different observables — with the cosmic microwave background, with galaxy clustering, with…… Read more “Harvard Cosmologist Cora Dvorkin Dreams in Dark Matter | Quanta Magazine”
Harvard Cosmologist Cora Dvorkin Dreams in Dark Matter | Quanta Magazine
The universe we can see is only a fraction of the great cosmic beyond. Galaxies, stars, planets, humans, trees — all of it comprises just 5% of…… Read more “Harvard Cosmologist Cora Dvorkin Dreams in Dark Matter | Quanta Magazine”
Brain Cell DNA Refolds Itself to Aid Memory Recall | Quanta Magazine
More than a century ago, the zoologist Richard Semon coined the term “engram” to designate the physical trace a memory must leave in the brain, like a…… Read more “Brain Cell DNA Refolds Itself to Aid Memory Recall | Quanta Magazine”
Dreams of a Red Emperor: The relentless rise of Xi Jinping – Los Angeles Times
No Chinese leader since has held as much authority — until Xi. But he is not Mao 2.0. A disciplinarian, not a revolutionary, Xi is driven by…… Read more “Dreams of a Red Emperor: The relentless rise of Xi Jinping – Los Angeles Times”
Virtually Blind Mole-Rats Use Their Eyes to ‘See’ Magnetic Fields, Experiment Shows
In the gloom of subterranean tunnels, chonky little mole-rats build their nests, tucked safely away, deep inside the earth. Strangely, one species always carefully builds these nests…… Read more “Virtually Blind Mole-Rats Use Their Eyes to ‘See’ Magnetic Fields, Experiment Shows”
How Sultan Selim’s Ottoman Empire Shaped the Modern World | Literary Hub
The coronavirus pandemic is dramatically disrupting not only our daily lives but society itself. This show features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers…… Read more “How Sultan Selim’s Ottoman Empire Shaped the Modern World | Literary Hub”
Controversial Philosopher Says Man And Machine Will Fuse Into One Being | HuffPost
Peter Sloterdijk is Germany’s most controversial thinker and media theorist. He has dared to challenge long-established divisions in traditional philosophy of body and soul, subject and object,…… Read more “Controversial Philosopher Says Man And Machine Will Fuse Into One Being | HuffPost”
Before the flood by Carolyn Stewart | The New Criterion
Today, feluccas and motorboats bob in the waters of Egypt’s Abu Qir Bay near Alexandria. A mere twenty-two feet below the water’s surface, the ancient cities of…… Read more “Before the flood by Carolyn Stewart | The New Criterion”
Standing Up to Goliath | The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Cities in Central and Eastern Europe are becoming promoters of democratic values, even when central governments are acting otherwise. The impact of the coronavirus on democracy has…… Read more “Standing Up to Goliath | The German Marshall Fund of the United States”
What comes first: ideas or words? The paradox of articulation | Aeon Essays
… (a) seemingly contradictory observation is that articulating our thoughts, in the hard cases, is a purposive activity that doesn’t simply consist in producing words mechanically, in…… Read more “What comes first: ideas or words? The paradox of articulation | Aeon Essays”
