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Children know the deepest truths about life, the elemental knowledge we unlearn in the act of living, those inarticulable truths music alone helps us remember. To hear children sing the secret wisdom of the heart is to be in the…
Read at www.themarginalian.orgGreat Square of Pegasus’s four corners are widely visible, but its inner stars provide a useful indicator of darknessThis week, we are going to locate the Great Square of Pegasus and count stars to see how dark your sky is.The ch…
Read at www.theguardian.comThe writer and activist finds galvanising energy in grassroots initiatives in the face of inequality and the climate crisis‘Throughout the world confidence in progress has shattered,” notes Natasha Walter. “The certainty – even t…
Read at www.theguardian.comAlbert Einstein fought to save our everyday notion of reality from the strangeness of quantum mechanics. But those who set out to aid him keep poking holes in his argument. The post A Strange Quantum Theorem Has Killed Einstein’s…
Read at www.quantamagazine.orgDemocrats’ sweep could urge Israel’s divided opposition to join forces and remove prime minister closely allied with TrumpThe Democrats’ sweep of Congress may make it easier for Israel’s splintered opposition to overcome deep int…
Read at www.theguardian.comI made Slice, a daily puzzle where you draw one straight line to split a country’s population exactly in half. After you cut, the map turns into 3D population bars so you can see where everyone actually lives. It's primarily insp…
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