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Thursday Poem: Just a Bit of Wisdom
If I had just a bit of wisdom I should walk the Great Path and fear only straying from it. Though the way is broad People love shortcuts.
The Story Of Earth’s Climate In 25 Discoveries: How Scientists Found The Connections Between Climate And Life
Leon Vlieger at The Inquisitive Biologist: This is the fifth instalment in what can unofficially…
Half of the World’s Poor Live in Just 5 Countries
From the World Bank Blogs: However, we mustn’t lose sight of the numerous other countries with high poverty rates.
Video: Europa and IO Passing Over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
A beautiful timelapse video of Europa and IO passing over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot using hundreds of images from Cassini.
Can AI Review the Scientific Literature — and Figure Out What it All Means?
Helen Pearson in Nature: Artificial intelligence (AI) could help speedily summarize research. But it comes with risks.
Why Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won?
It wasn’t the economy. It wasn’t inflation, or anything else. It was how people perceive those things, which points to one overpowering answer.
Living Through Challenging Times
The wisdom of the ancients advises us to reduce our anxiety by reflecting only on what is in our control.
Chand Chanakya Asool (چند چانکیہ اصول)
کوئی کام شروع کرنے سے پہلے اپنے آپ سے تین سوالات پوچھیں – میں یہ…
Brief History of the Most Famous Swear Word in the World
Two recent discoveries have changed our understanding of the word’s earliest history in English.
A Triumph Greater Than 2016. It Wasn’t a Fluke.
Mark Krotov at n+1: Trump is America’s choice. No one, I think, is more responsible for this week’s result than Joe Biden.
How the Occult Gave Birth to Science
For scientists of yore anything—from mermaids to alchemy—was on the table. When it came to fascination with the occult, Newton was hardly alone.