Wednesday, March 31, 2021

The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science



The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science
https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/light-ages-surprising-story-medieval-science-bookbite/26454/

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Saturday, March 20, 2021

Live feed from Iceland volcano | RÚV

https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/20/live-feed-from-iceland-volcano


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Armed men raid wrong house and torture terrified residents - Leicestershire Live

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/armed-men-raided-wrong-house-5202337


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Sweary maps 2: Swear harder – Strong Language

https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/sweary-maps-2-swear-harder/


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How do you treat coronavirus? Here are physicians’ best strategies | Science | AAAS

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/03/how-do-you-treat-coronavirus-here-are-physicians-best-strategies


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The Best Books on Language and Thought | Five Books Expert Recommendations

My view of it, in retrospect, is that in the intervening fifty years – we're now fifty years from the publication of that book – it doesn't seem to have panned out. One cannot criticise it for that. To me, in some ways, this book is like Freud's first book on the unconscious. I don't buy the ego, the id, and the superego any more, and I don't buy the Oedipus complex, but I think that Freud was the most marvellous writer on the unconscious that ever lived. That fact that he was wrong is almost irrelevant because he got people thinking about things they never thought about before. To me, Chomsky is the same; I think he's wrong on a lot of this stuff but nobody thought about language in this way before he came along.

https://fivebooks.com/best-books/daniel-everett-linguistics/


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The Quest to Tell Science from Pseudoscience | Boston Review

http://bostonreview.net/science-nature-philosophy-religion/michael-d-gordin-quest-tell-science-pseudoscience


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Thursday, March 18, 2021

Sunday, March 14, 2021

'My body is unserviceable and well past its sell-by date': the last days of Avril Henry | Death and dying | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/mar/09/the-last-days-of-avril-henry-right-to-die


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Five Reasons We Think Dark Matter Exists | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Medium

https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/five-reasons-we-think-dark-matter-exists-a122bd606ba8


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Five Reasons We Think Dark Matter Exists | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Medium

https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/five-reasons-we-think-dark-matter-exists-a122bd606ba8


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“Natural Is Better”: How the Naturalistic Fallacy Derails Public Health - By Sofia Deleniv, Dan Ariely, & Kelly Peters - Behavioral Scientist

https://behavioralscientist.org/natural-is-better-how-the-naturalistic-fallacy-derails-public-health/


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Haplotypes: a cut-out-and-keep guide - Genomics Education Programme

https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/blog/haplotypes-a-cut-out-and-keep-guide/


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Will the $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package Succeed? Watch These 3 Metrics - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-12/will-the-1-9-trillion-stimulus-package-succeed-watch-these-3-metrics


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5 Best Password Managers: Features, Pricing, and Tips | WIRED

https://www.wired.com/story/best-password-managers


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Friday, March 05, 2021

Sedona Westerners - Red Rock News

https://sedonawesterners.org/news/archive/RRN-article-20150220.php


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What's Up with Ellis: Red Canyon, Nolan Draw and 4543 Sinkholes

https://ellisfprice.blogspot.com/2015/02/red-canyon-nolan-draw-and-4543-sinkholes.html


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Why the British Military Ran a Laundry Service and Massage Parlor - InsideHook

https://www.insidehook.com/article/military/british-military-ran-laundry-service-massage-parlor


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Best Hikes in Sedona + Flagstaff + Grand Canyon Area, Arizona

https://www.stavislost.com/region/sedona-and-flagstaff


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Hiking Loy Butte and Loy Ruins in Coconino National Forest, Arizona

https://www.stavislost.com/hikes/trail/loy-butte


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(5) Quora

Question: There's a mathematician flying to Frankfurt. On board he encounters a middle aged woman who challenges him to test his skills. She gives him the following 2 clues: He has to guess her daughters' ages.

  • The product of my 3 daughters' ages is 36.
  • The sum of my daughters' ages is your seat number.

The mathematician is unable to solve it and asks for a final hint.

  • My youngest daughter has blue eyes.

The moment he hears the last clue, he is able to tell the ages correctly. Find the ages of the three daughters.

Solution

    1. Using the first clue,
      a*b*c = 36, Possibilities are:
      (1 - 1 - 36)
      (1 - 2 - 18)
      (1 - 3 - 12)
      (1 - 4 - 9)
      (1 - 6 - 6)
      (2 - 2 - 9)
      (2 - 3 - 6)
      (3 - 3 - 4)
    2. Using the second clue. You don't really know the seat number, but we would sum the possibilities anyway to see if it leads us a way.
      (a + b + c) = Seat Number
      (1 + 1 + 36) = 38
      (1 + 2 + 18) = 21
      (1 + 3 + 12) = 16
      (1 + 4 + 9) = 14
      (1 + 6 + 6) = 13
      (2 + 2 + 9) = 
      13
      (2 + 3 + 6) = 11
      (3 + 3 + 4) = 10
      Now logic says, if Mathematician's seat number would have been 11, he would have said the answer and wouldn't have required a third clue. He would need a third clue only in case of a confusion/doubt. We have two possibilities pointing towards 
      13.
    3. Third clue - The youngest daughter has blue eyes.
      (1 + 6 + 6) = 13
      (2 + 2 + 9) = 13 - Twin sisters - cannot decide youngest.

Hence, the required ages are 1, 6 and 6. This was a que

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The best Sedona hikes you haven't heard of: 5 less crowded, super scenic trails

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The best Sedona hikes you haven't heard of: 5 less crowded, super scenic trails

https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/arizona/hiking/2021/03/05/best-unknown-hikes-in-sedona/6885689002/


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Thursday, March 04, 2021

50 Movies Roger Ebert Really Hated | Mental Floss

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/76485/35-movies-roger-ebert-really-hated


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The Surprising Story of the First Microprocessors - IEEE Spectrum

https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/silicon-revolution/the-surprising-story-of-the-first-microprocessors


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cpu - Intel processor transistor type evolution - Retrocomputing Stack Exchange

https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/16035/intel-processor-transistor-type-evolution


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National Scenic Trails - National Trails System (U.S. National Park Service)

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationaltrailssystem/national-scenic-trails.htm


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This Haunting Road Trip Through New Mexico Ghost Towns Is One You Won't Forget



This Haunting Road Trip Through New Mexico Ghost Towns Is One You Won't Forget
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/new-mexico/ghost-towns-road-trip-nm/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=new-mexico&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=nlbuttonB3

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National Scenic Trails - National Trails System (U.S. National Park Service)

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationaltrailssystem/national-scenic-trails.htm


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The Serpent Trailer: Seduced by a Serial Killer’s Deadly Charm | Vanity Fair

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/03/the-serpent-trailer-tahar-rahim-netflix


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Little Oblivions by Julien Baker review: one of 2021's best breakup records

https://slate.com/culture/2021/03/julien-baker-little-oblivions-review-best-of-2021-breakup-record.html


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Wednesday, March 03, 2021

What I Learned From My First Family RV Trip



What I Learned From My First Family RV Trip
https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/how-to-plan-a-family-rv-trip

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