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Higher Mathematics Meets High Culture
Marcus du Sautoy is a mathematician known for bringing an appreciation of mathematics to the masses. He’s done many television…
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Book Nerd – A Future Wrapped in Foil
In fire and winter, raiders and plague, that’s how the world ended in A Gift Upon the Shore, a 1990…
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What do new years’ resolutions have to do with a growth mindset?
It’s that time again, the first few weeks of the year when everyone dusts off their best selves and resolves…
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The Crystals of Mystery
I recently inherited some items from my grandfather. That’s not quite right. I was recently given some memorabilia from my…
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Downtown Turkeys: Wildlife Lives Just Down the Street.
Most of the time it seems like we humans have managed to wall ourselves off from the environment pretty effectively.…
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‘Tis the season for spiced cranberry liqueur
One of my favorite things about this time of year is festive libations. For a few years, I’ve made a…
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Art of the Gaps: What is the origin of life on Earth?
Part of being human is having the drive to question the mysteries of the world around us. That questioning has…
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No Longer Food Friday: Moldy Bread.
Look, I know that it is called Food Friday, and that we are expected to write posts that have some…
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