Category: Science
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The Man Who Knew Infinity
It is often said that you should not watch a movie for what you want to see. You should watch it for what the director and the actors want to show you. This is fine in case of normal movies but in case of biographies, this does lead to a disappointment.
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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.
