17.20 Chris Anderson is in Milan at a conference, organized by ‘The Ruling Companies’, and a bunch of bloggers have been invited to cover the event live, so here I am, sitting in the first row, and listening to what is being said. I am actually curious to see if there will be new nuggets, [...]
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The Trouble With Physics, and the end in sight?
July 24th, 2007
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“The Trouble With Physics” by Lee Smolin
For hundreds of years science progressed, and physics was one of the main sciences following the method that having experiments and theories going hand in hand, could offer new and exciting interpretations for the worlds phenomena. This mechanism, giving the foundations of our agricultural, technological, and medical progress, has [...]
“Born on a blue day” by Daniel Tammet
July 5th, 2007
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I saw a piece of a BBC documentary about a British savant, Daniel Tammet, and was fascinated, since contrary to the character of Rain Man in the film, Danil was able to explain his capabilities, and observe the functioning of his brain. I picked up his book straight away when I saw it and read [...]
