Digitizing the pathways of publishing (Jennifer Clark, Wall Street Journal)
By digital demonstration, researchers discover how publishing pathways and networks spread literacy among various social and economic classes.
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01, 2018
Science unveils new secrets of Egyptian mummies (Pallab Ghoush, BBC News)
New science reveals hidden secrets of ancient Egypt.
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12, 2017
Sun, nature, spirit, philanthropy
The spirit of philanthropy at Christmas, evoked by nature.
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12, 2017
Meditation on the brain (Matthieu Ricard and Wolf Singer, Atlantic)
How meditation alters the way the brain functions.
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12, 2017
The Big Dog: stars and their stories serve to inspire us
How stars become dogs, and vice-versa.
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12, 2017
The poet and civilization: why does a poet write, and why does it matter?
Poets write not merely for themselves but more importantly for the world and civilization in which they live.
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12, 2017
AI and the uncertainty principle (Dave Gershgorn, Quartz)
AI's sure-footed decisions belie the uncertainty embedded in its programming.
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12, 2017
Tech and the divided world (Berkeley Lovelace, Jr., CNBC)
How technology creates a house divided in the name of communication.
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12, 2017
Rivers of time and change, outside and within
Change over time leads to thoughts of our accepted certainties.
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12, 2017
The false promises of higher education (Bryan Caplan, Atlantic)
Universities, born in the Middle Ages, appear to have out-lived their usefulness.