A total eclipse in the arts (Ian Blatchford, The Royal Society)
The changing face of sun and moon as eclipse in Renaissance art.
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04, 2024
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01, 2024
Words on the brain (Bill Hathaway, YaleNews)
How we develop neural pathways of memory from birth.
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01, 2024
Humanities and the cloud of unknowing (Agnes Callard, New York Times)
Whether defending the humanities misses their essence.
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11, 2023
Prehistoric Renaissance (Elaine Velie, Hyperallergic)
Archaeology and science meet art in understanding Renaissance iconography.
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06, 2023
Roman legacy (Heritage Daily – Archaeology News)
Roman legacy: the seaside science of ancient concrete. From the article: Around A.D. 79, Roman author Pliny the Elder wrote in his Naturalis historia that concrete structures in harbors, exposed to the constant assault of the saltwater wave, become "a single stone mass, impregnable to the waves and every day stronger." He wasn’t exaggerating. While [...]
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04, 2023
Chatbot, chatbot, on the wall (Salk News)
The chatbot reflects the personality of the questioner.
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03, 2023
Moving beyond the two cultures
Reflecting on how the two cultures lead to a Dantean limit governed by Love.
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02, 2023
The weight of observation (William J. Broad, The New York Times)
New readings of Leonardo's works reveal his gravitational experiments.
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01, 2023
Ice Age Astronomy (BBC News)
An outsider decodes prehistoric time patterns.
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10, 2022
Cézanne’s way of seeing (Matthew Wilson, BBC Culture)
Cézanne's work vibrates with insights from philosophy and neurology.