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They think it makes them look weak, and avoiding that is evidently more important to them than demonstrating responsible behavior
April 30, 2020 — Peter Glick Observations
Phil Anderson’s article “More Is Different” describes how different levels of complexity require new ways of thinking. And as the virus multiplies and spreads, that’s just what the human race desperately needs...
April 29, 2020 — Clifford Brangwynne | Opinion Observations
The pandemic is no excuse to abandon chronic disease management and prevention
May 1, 2020 — Rachel Issaka | Opinion Recent Posts Select Topic An insider’s look at the history and sociology of modern cosmology
With observatories shut down because of the pandemic, the photons that reveal the secrets of the cosmos can’t be recorded or decoded
When an asteroid hits a planet, it’s not just about the energy
May 28, 2020 — Caleb A. Scharf
Although schools are closed for now, nature is still open for exploration and learning
He was utterly unpretentious, without guile or dissimulation, and candid to the point of tactlessness—qualities in unfortunately short supply today
The ability to come up with truly revolutionary ideas is crucial—and extremely rare
We have alien worlds right here in our solar system
May 24, 2020 — Caleb A. Scharf
Nature does not have to play fair with our puny human brains
May 23, 2020 — Caleb A. Scharf
It seems like entire libraries have been written about the Mount St. Helens eruption. Here are four books well worth reading
May 23, 2020 — Dana Hunter
This mathematician turns her research into fashion and toys
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