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senseye (64)in #science • 8 years ago
The Sky in an Atlas and the Sky in Our Memory: Poetical Names Matter
Every star has a name. Those names from star catalogues and atlases are commonly used among astronomers and we often brag about knowing how to call particular stars on the dome…
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primus (59)in #golos • 8 years ago
#1 Golos Weekly Report Oct. 09, 2016: Network Launch, Crowdsale Delay, and How Golos Will Differ from Steem
The launch of Golos, Russian Steem fork, caused community to ask many questions. With less than a week before the launch, I want to share the most actual news about Golos.…
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mione (60)in #science • 8 years ago
Best Scientific Abstract Ever on Quantum Tokens for Digital Signatures
The fisherman caught a quantum fish. "Fisherman, please let me go", begged the fish, "and I will grant you three wishes". The fisherman agreed. The fish gave the fisherman a…
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mione (60)in #science • 8 years ago
How to Become the Elite of the Information Society?
I write this small essay based on the conversation I had in a local bar. Several men concerned with the influence of technology on casual life, decided to contemplate about much…
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mione (60)in #science • 8 years ago
What Chemical Elements Would Look Like If They Were People (featuring Lenya Brick as author)
Images by Lenya Brick for AdMe.
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senseye (64)in #art • 8 years ago
My Art of Astronomy: Why Is There Summer and Winter? (Part 7, includes step-by-step drawing as a bonus!)
In the summer the Sun is high in the sky. The days are long and warm. But in the winter the Sun is low. The days are short and cold. Why does that happen? The Earth is one…
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senseye (64)in #psychology • 8 years ago
Win Plan: You Don’t Always Make Big Plays in a Stargazing Game
Even the best baseball players have to struggle slumps – periods when they underperform and nothing can change it. Hitters stop sending the ball beyond the field. This period of…
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mione (60)in #science • 8 years ago
Drawing Eyes on Butts Means Survival
Let’s talk about mimicry. One scientist (Neil Jordan, University of New South Wales) once observed how a lion tried to attack an impala. While he was gathering his strength for…
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mione (60)in #writing • 8 years ago
Let’s Challenge Hemingway!
Many remember a story told by Arthur Clarke where during a lunch Hemingway said that he can write a whole short story using only six words. The story written on a table-napkin is…
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mione (60)in #future • 8 years ago
The Thick Perplexity of 21st Century: a Hard Life of an Innovator
When I was a young teenager, one weird fantasy often visited my mind. Worry not, it was a decent fantasy. I imagined how a time machine brings me far back in time. For example…
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mione (60)in #technology • 8 years ago
Algorithms and Blues: Decision-Making is Being Blindly Outsourced
They have benign, if exotic, nicknames: Penguin, Panda, Hummingbird. These are the monikers given to computer algorithms that dictate what results we get when we enter text into…
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mione (60)in #science • 8 years ago
You and the Universe: At the Eyepiece, There’s a Difference Between Beauty and the Sublime
Perhaps you have noticed the difference. We’ve all shown Saturn to someone, or perhaps you’ve shared a clear view of a bright star cluster with someone who hasn’t seen such a…
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mione (60)in #writing • 8 years ago
Ctrl+Alt+Del: Don't Lose Your Post to a Computer Crash. Here's a Plan for a Technical Emergency
All STEEM writers know that sinking feeling when our computers display error messages or, worse, blank screens. But with a few tricks up your sleeve, you can restore both your…
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mione (60)in #politics • 8 years ago
I Vote for Respect
We’re heading into the voting booths soon, and between now and then, you can count on daily doses of hostility and all-out nastiness. We’re seeing unprecedented incivility this…
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mione (60)in #funny • 8 years ago
It's a Friday - a Good Time to Remember the 100 Greatest Movie Moments Ever (Part 2/2)
Starring Ripley, Joker, Superman, T-rex, Gandalf, Neo, Han Solo, Mad Max and many more. Continued from Part 1. 51. “Get Away From Her, You Bitch!”, Aliens, 1986 The standout…
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mione (60)in #space • 8 years ago
Climbing Mt. Sharp: Reforging a Path for Human Space Travel
On a whim one morning, I showed my 3-year-old son NASA’s 2014 special issue on Mars. The content was way above Liam, of course, but the breathtaking illustrations were right at…
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mione (60)in #story • 8 years ago
Why Astrology Works
People pay attention to astrology for a good reason. Astronomers should know it. Did that get your attention? As a science writer who’s not shy about explaining pseudoscience to…
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mione (60)in #story • 8 years ago
A Brief History of Atomic Tourism: How Americans stopped Loving the Bomb
In 1946, as the Cold War grew hotter, the United States government began testing atomic weapons over Pacific waters. But the distant location proved costly, so the Atomic Energy…
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mione (60)in #motivation • 8 years ago
The Importance of Awe: Can kids today still experience the “11th emotion,” the key to loving astronomy?
While struggling in abject poverty in Nashville after the Civil War, future astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard received a Bible from his Sunday school teacher. He kept it his…
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mione (60)in #science • 8 years ago
How English was Made: One Language’s Long Journey from Humble to Honorificabilitudinitatibus
Long ago, English was considered a barbarian’s tongue. It was fine for the workshop and tavern, but unfit for philosophy, art, and matters of the spirit. Even in England, the…
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