Finding Beauty in Biological Spaces
Shelby Bradford in The Scientist: Beata Mierzwa studies cell division as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California San Diego. In 2013, she founded Beata Science Art, a science art brand where
Wednesday Poem: Independence
My life more civil is and free Than any civil polity. Ye princes, keep your realms And circumscribèd power,Not wide as are my dreams, Nor rich as is
Random Thoughts: VIP Jr.
by Irshad Salim: The world as was –like an extra large pizza yummy pie, was cut into slices of different shapes and sizes –by powers to be. They then decided
Managing the Sino-American AI Race
Central to the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union was a rivalry to develop the technologies of the future. … Continue readingManaging the Sino-American AI Race
Tuesday Poem: The Sum of Life
Nothing to do but work, Nothing to eat but food, Nothing to wear but clothes to keep one from going nude. Nothing to breathe but air…
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When Henry Miller Met George Orwell: A Clash of Titans
George Orwell and Henry Miller, two of the most influential writers of the 20th century, had a single brief encounter in Paris in Dec. 1936. It has intrigued and baffled scholars and fans.. … Continue readingWhen Henry Miller Met George Orwell: A Clash of Titans
When Self-Correction in Science Goes Wrong
For more than a decade I have evaluated the so-called “billion dollar disaster” tabulation promoted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). … Continue readingWhen Self-Correction in Science Goes Wrong
Why Britons Fell in Love With Suburban Life
Michael Gilson in Aeon Magazine: The Smiths had arrived on the Downham Estate, one of eventually 13 ‘cottage estates’ built by the London County Council in the interwar years as
Ideology v. Art. Make Art Not War.
From the Wisdom of Crowds: The novelist Phil Klay came on Wisdom of Crowds back in June to talk about morality and war. This month, he’s taken on art and
Monday Poem: Switch Plate
The day moves by me, and I’m stillat the same old desk that was two-wheeledinto my room by the custodian. The lightsrun on some kind of motion detector.If no one
The Rise of South Asian America: Everywhere You Want to Be
by Razib Khan at Unsupervised Learning (Part 1 of 2): A few years ago, a friend working on Capitol Hill observed that during the Trump administration, the Democratic political staff
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British Historian Richard J. Evans on Today’s Authoritarian Leaders, and His New Book, Hitler’s People
Historian Richard J. Evans discusses his new book with Jim Kelly, explaining why top Nazis came from the middle class, whether a new Hitler is possible, and his love for Babylon Berlin … Continue readingBritish Historian Richard J. Evans on Today’s Authoritarian Leaders, and His New Book, Hitler’s People