Geopolitics Podcast: the Age of Paradox Episode 1 When future historians look back at our age they might think of it as the Age of Paradox. On…… Read more “NEW : Geopolitics Podcast”
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Harvard Cosmologist Cora Dvorkin Dreams in Dark Matter | Quanta Magazine
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”
How to enjoy coffee | Psyche Guides
Smooth like chocolate or fruity like a berry, coffee has as many tastes as wine or beer – you just need to know your beans — Read…… Read more “How to enjoy coffee | Psyche Guides”
Philosophy of Humor (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
The hypothesis that laughter evolved as a play signal is appealing in several ways. Unlike the Superiority and Incongruity Theories, it explains the link between humor and…… Read more “Philosophy of Humor (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)”
The Neurology of Flow States – Issue 91: The Amazing Brain – Nautilus
During what psychologists call “flow states,” where one is completely immersed and absorbed in a mental or physical act, people often report an altered sense of time,…… Read more “The Neurology of Flow States – Issue 91: The Amazing Brain – Nautilus”
Racism is baked into the structure of dialectical philosophy | Aeon Essays
It’s not just that Hegel and Rousseau were racists. Racism was baked into the very structure of their dialectical philosophy — Read on aeon.co/essays/racism-is-baked-into-the-structure-of-dialectical-philosophy
Jules Verne’s Most Famous Books Were Part of a 54-Volume Masterpiece, Featuring 4,000 Illustrations: See Them Online | Open Culture
Not many readers of the 21st century seek out the work of popular writers of the 19th century, but when they do, they often seek out the…… Read more “Jules Verne’s Most Famous Books Were Part of a 54-Volume Masterpiece, Featuring 4,000 Illustrations: See Them Online | Open Culture”
Women in Science & Engineering on Nautilus: How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math
As I discovered, having a basic, deep-seated fluency in math and science—not just an “understanding,” is critical. It opens doors for many of life’s most intriguing jobs.…… Read more “Women in Science & Engineering on Nautilus: How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math”
Cosmos on Nautilus: The Crisis of the Multiverse
If the universe, like a box of gas, can exist in only a finite number of available states, theory predicts that we are Boltzmann brains, which conflicts…… Read more “Cosmos on Nautilus: The Crisis of the Multiverse”
Joy Harjo on the Power of Poetry, and on Building a Comprehensive Canon of Indigenous Poems – Chicago Review of Books
“It is poetry that holds the songs of becoming, of change, of dreaming, and it is poetry we turn to when we travel those places of transformation,…… Read more “Joy Harjo on the Power of Poetry, and on Building a Comprehensive Canon of Indigenous Poems – Chicago Review of Books”
