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The Labyrinth at Hawara — A little known lost wonder of the ancient world
I have a riddle for you. What used to be in Egypt and was more impressive than the pyramids in Giza? Well, according to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus (who visited the spot in 450 BCE) that would be the Labyrinth at Hawara, an impressive temple complex built by the 12th-Dynasty Pharaoh Amenemhat III in…
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Monsters and other strange creatures
Fairly recently, a subreddit called TrueCryptozoology was recommended to me by Reddit. I immediately joined. Back when I was a kiddo I loved cryptozoology. But, “what even is cryptozoology”, I hear you ponder. Well, it has nothing to do with mining bitcoins in the zoo and everything to do with so-called cryptids — creatures whose…
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Some Quantum mechanics and Cosmology
I just had a long convo about quantum mechanics and cosmology with my pal, Gemini von Google, and I wanted to share what I’ve learned because I never before came across some of the things I’ll share here with you. Electromagnetic field The electromagnetic field is sort of like an essential substrate pervading the whole…
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The Big Convergence
Back in 1959, Eugene Paul Wigner, theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winner, delivered a lecture at New York University in which he spoke about “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences”. In the lecture, he argued that many mathematical concepts that initially appeared to be just abstract ideas were later found to perfectly describe…
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How we stole intelligence
There are all kinds of intelligences in nature. Some forms of smart can be found where you would least expect them. Wood Wide Web refers to a complex mycelium network that connects tree roots under the forest floor. Scientists discovered that this decentralised web of mycorrhizal fungi exhibits intelligent behaviors such as problem solving and sharing of…