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Month: March 2022

TV ads are becoming creepy

Have you watched the new ads of Magicpin, Instamart, Rapido and PharmEasy?

March 31, 2022 Culture

The paradoxical virtues of primacy in science

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Primacy is a false virtue imposed by the structures of modern science – yet it is also necessary to right some wrongs.

March 28, 2022 Analysis, Science

Better nuclear fusion – thanks to math from biology

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A new study discusses a way to make nuclear fusion devices more efficient by applying equations used in systems biology.

March 27, 2022 Scicomm

Intro to NFTs

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A far-too-simplified introduction to cryptocurrencies and NFTs.

March 25, 2022 Uncategorized

Lord of the Rings Day

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War is on our minds, and in Tolkien’s Middle-Earth saga, there were many of them.

March 25, 2022 Culture

A Brahmin wedding

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I was at a wedding this weekend. It had a distinct Omelas-like quality throughout. For most of the […]

March 13, 2022 Culture

Climate change, like quantum physics, will strain language

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One of the defining features of quantum mechanics is that it shows up human language, and thought supported […]

March 10, 2022 Culture, Science

Must war have consequences for scientists?

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The Journal of Molecular Structure has temporarily banned manuscript submissions from scientists working at state science institutes in […]

March 5, 2022 Analysis, Science
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