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fromThe Conversation
1 week ago

Astrology's appeal in uncertain times

Astrology remains popular as a resource for making sense of identity and uncertainty rather than primarily for predicting the future.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 week ago

Highlights from Over 100 years of Scientific American's Book Reviews With A Modern Recommendation

Selecting a book to read can sometimes be overwhelming: countless books are published every year, and there are countless more published years ago that we haven't gotten around to. If you'd like to incorporate some science books into your TBR (to-be-read) list, Scientific American has been reviewing books for well more than 100 years. Below is a collection of some of our favorite (and sometimes downright snarky) book reviews over the past century.
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fromCornell Chronicle
4 weeks ago

Margaret Rossiter, historian of women in science, dies at 81 | Cornell Chronicle

"It was not uncommon for boxes of 10 books at a time to arrive from the library, and her office could be the model for any illustration of books and articles literally spilling off tables and shelves."
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month ago

Discoveries at site of Isaac Newton's mother's home shed new light on his early life

The excavation at Newton's mother's house revealed lost and discarded domestic items, including broken pottery and gaming tokens, providing a glimpse into his fragmented family life.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Edinburgh University's skull room' highlights its complicated history with racist science

The University of Edinburgh houses hundreds of human skulls, representing a troubling history of racism, phrenology, and the objectification of bodies.
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fromNPR.org
7 years ago

Time Travel With Your Fridge?

Time travel has captivated both scientists and the public since the 19th century, with breakthroughs in quantum mechanics expanding our understanding of its possibilities.
fromOpen Culture
3 months ago

Leonardo da Vinci's Elegant Design for a Perpetual Motion Machine

"In order to succeed, a perpetual motion machine should be free of friction, run in a vacuum chamber and be totally silent since sound equates to energy loss."
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fromBig Think
3 months ago

Brian Cox: The quantum roots of reality

Quantum mechanics originated to describe the structure of matter, evolving from ancient philosophical ideas about atoms.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
3 months ago
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How the oldest science in the world flourished in Toledo 1,000 years ago

Ptolemy's model of the universe dominated for centuries, placing Earth at its center, influencing astronomy until the Copernican revolution.
fromMedievalists.net
4 months ago
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Did Copernicus Draw on a Medieval Arab Astronomer? New Study Highlights Striking Parallels - Medievalists.net

Copernicus's heliocentric model may have been influenced by Islamic astronomer Ibn al-Shatir's earlier work.
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fromAeon
4 months ago

Ideas 'of pure genius' - how astronomers have measured the Universe across history | Aeon Videos

The article explores how historical figures contributed to our understanding of the cosmos, especially focusing on Eratosthenes and Kepler.
fromCornell Chronicle
4 months ago

First Guerlac Lecture to celebrate 'rock star' science historian | Cornell Chronicle

"Henry Guerlac was a rock star of the history of science - absolutely hugely important... He's a big part of Cornell's history in the post-war period."
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