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Ten questions science must answer
Found via The Big Picture.
For 350 years, the Royal Society has called on the world's biggest brains to unravel the mysteries of science. Its president, Martin Rees, considers today's big issues, while leading thinkers describe the puzzles they would love to see solved
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Today's Audible Daily Deal is one that I've seen recommended several times as a great audiobook: Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder and One Man's Fight for Justice (for $4.95) Guy Spier: A Buffett Disciple on What to...
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Carl Sagan Quote
“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light‐years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that...
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The Great Debate: The Storytelling Of Science (official) - Parts 1 & 2
The Origins Project at ASU presents the final night in the Origins Stories weekend, focusing on the science of storytelling and the storytelling of science. The Storytelling of Science features a panel of esteemed scientists, public intellectuals, and...
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Science Writing: How Do You Make Complex Issues Accessible And Readable?
As London's Royal Society prepared to award its annual book prize, we asked five top writers – Steven Pinker, James Gleick, Brian Greene, Lone Frank and Joshua Foer – to debate what makes good science writing in a technically minded age ...................
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Why Doesn’t America Like Science? - By Gillian Tett
Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York, does not often hide his views. When he recently addressed an international economic forum at Columbia University, on the seemingly “dull” topic of science and politicians, however, his words were incendiary, even...
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