Philosophy
C. P. Snow is back
The Two CulturesISBN-10: 0521457300ISBN-13: 978-0521457309
I have removed this item. To the party making a request I would say that I have vigorously promoted the website. Credit was given. Linkage is avoided for past experience has indicated that links are unstable and require too much maintenance. You have a fine website but will no longer reference. The Two CulturesC. P. Snow...science and the humanities
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Tim Minchin's Nine Life Lessons
Although C.P. Snow famously decried the divergence of the two cultures (the sciences and the humanities), we have seen over the years many public intellectuals trying to bridge that gap by writing eloquently and engagingly about the importance, method...
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Diane Ackerman--a Literary Rachel Carson?
Essayist, poet, and writer of natural phenomena--Diane Ackerman [October 7th. 1948]. Diane Ackerman [Wikipedia] Diane Ackerman [Home] A Natural History Of Love ISBN-10: 0679761837 ISBN-13: 978-0679761839 A Natural History of the Senses ISBN-10: 0679735666...
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Nonphysics Of Snowflakes
Mr. Humbug here. From the offices of Grinch Inc. comes the story about the nonphysics of commercial representations of snowflakes. "Christmas card snowflakes 'corrupt nature' by defying laws of physics" Professor rails against depictions of 'unnatural'...
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Ethics Or Lawsuits--the Hazardous Snow Globe
Hallmark has recalled their $100 snow globe for the potential of causing a fire. This is so bizarre. I frankly don't see how this trinket could focus sun rays strong enough and long enough to ignite surrounding combustible items. Nevertheless, Hallmark...
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A Birthday Celebration Today-- Freeman Dyson...#85
While he was in his 20s, Dyson made a huge contribution to science: He [with Feynman, Schwinger and Tomonaga] solved the central problem of quantum electrodynamics...a theory that describes how light and matter interact--without the credentials of a...
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