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I'd enjoy a science fiction novel exploring the (wild) premise of a world in which every single human being was loved and cared for and respected their entire life, and
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Alternative periodic tables: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_periodic_tablesParticularly liked Benfey's, shown below.The periodic table is, of course, not arbitrary: it is really a reflection of underlying principles. I've
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Curious: why are nuclear reactions so much harder to cause than chemical reactions?In fact: in what sense is this even true, exactly? Nuclear reactions like radioactive decay occur spontaneously. Still:
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Twitter has made a huge positive impact on my life. Lots of people complain about it, so I wanted to write some notes about how I use it.Love to hear
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What are the classics of the "Science of Science" or "Meta Science"? If you were teaching a class on the subject, what would go in the syllabus? Here's a (very
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I've been reading the wonderful book "Cell Biology by the Numbers" (http://book.bionumbers.org ). Here's a thread of striking things I learned from the book (or related reading) 1. In terms
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How often are numbers prime?Early on, there's a lot of prime numbers: 2, 3, 5, 7, ... But they thin out as you get to larger numbers. It gets "harder"
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The use of spaced repetition memory systems has changed my life over the past couple of years. Here's a few things I've found helpful: I've memorized about 9,000 cards, over
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Imagine you're a designer or mathematician living in ancient Rome. Being a curious & imaginative sort, used to exploring wild ideas, you ask yourself: is there some way you can
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One of my favourite athletes is Steph Curry - he's redefined basketball, & has so much fun on court. Late last year, ESPN invited him on show to play a
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In 2012 I participated in a small group discussion led by @doctorow. I chanced into it, but he painted a picture I've thought about often in the years since, and
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