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In Physics, Beauty Doesn't Equal Truth Erraticus Image by Alexander Andrews
In Physics, Beauty Doesn't Equal Truth Erraticus Image by Alexander Andrews
Ideas Science & Tech 

In Physics, Beauty Doesn’t Equal Truth

July 30, 2018March 1, 2020 Sabine Hossenfelder 0 Comments Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Physics

Most of physics’ beautiful ideas are hard or impossible to test. When we try to rectify a perceived lack of beauty, we waste time on problems that aren’t really problems. Physicists must rethink their methods, now.

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Treating Carbon Emissions Like Trash Collection Could Reverse Climate Change - Martin Vysoudil
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Treating Carbon Emissions Like Trash Collection Could Reverse Climate Change

June 19, 2018June 3, 2020 Paul Gambill 3 Comments Climate Change, Environmentalism, Existentialism, Technology

We already have the technology to reverse Climate Change, but one great obstacle remains—Nori is a company that believes it can solve that problem, succeeding where political activism has not.

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Workers Can’t Stop Industry Change, But They Can Prepare For It Erraticus Image by Geraldine Lewa
(Geraldine Lewa)
Ideas Science & Tech 

Workers Can’t Stop Industry Change, but They Can Prepare for It

January 20, 2018June 3, 2020 Heather Cazad 0 Comments Automation, Creative Destruction

New technology may erode some industries, but as a whole, it improves lives and productivity; Still, we all have to adapt if we want to withstand the initial shocks resulting from this creative destruction.

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How the Toothbrush Mirrors Societal Progress: An Oral History
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Essays Science & Tech 

How the Toothbrush Mirrors Societal Progress: An Oral History

May 31, 2017June 3, 2020 Joshua R. H. Parsons 0 Comments History, Progress

Just as simple technologies have been abandoned for more beneficial advancements, so should we jettison institutions, laws, philosophies, and cultures which no longer incubate human flourishing.

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Medicine Alone Can't Beat Diseases We Need Stories Too Image by Madi Robson
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Essays Science & Tech 

Medicine Alone Can’t Beat Diseases. We Need Stories as well.

May 15, 2017August 29, 2020 Nicole Carloni 0 Comments Essential Reading, Medicine, Narrative

In joining the fight against the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, one graduate student discovers the psychological power of proper stories, and how their equally impressive ability to challenge practices, were essential to improving medical outcomes.

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Lost Communication in a Completely Connected World Image by Jacob Ufkes
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Ideas Science & Tech 

Lost Communication in a Completely Connected World

April 24, 2017June 3, 2020 Kelley Altizer 0 Comments Relationships

Like never before has technology been able to bring people together, from all over the world; yet, we struggle to resists its use as a way to alienate ourselves from one another.

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What the Covered Bridge Reveals About Our Struggle Against Nature
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What the Covered Bridge Reveals About Our Struggle Against Nature

December 28, 2016June 3, 2020 Joshua R. H. Parsons 1 Comment History, Nature, Progress

All important technologies must be granted the option of becoming passé. In fact, the goal behind any technology should be for it to serve well and to die young.

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