Category: Science
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The Great Derangement
We have devastating effects of climate change occurring at a frightening pace and yet, serious literature seems to be blissfully ignorant of it. “In this regard”, says Ghosh, “the avant-garde, far from being ‘ahead’, was clearly a laggard”.
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When Two Black Holes Collide
For us mere mortals, words like black hole mean practically nothing. Our brains are not equipped with the mechanisms needed to imagine the phenomenon that the words indicate. Their circuitry still deals with distances and times that are suitable for hunter-gatherers.
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The Three Body Problem
The Three Body Problem has been a best-seller in China and it became hugely popular all over the world when its translation won the prestigious Hugo award. Its first stage adaptation has just debuted and its film adaptation is under way.