As profound as was the work of Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr in physics, their thoughts and practice in education were of the same nature. In 1952 Einstein wrote an article titled, “Education for ...
This bold debut from Guardian columnist Nwanevu calls for a major overhaul of American democracy. Looking to ancient Athens as the supposed forerunner of today’s system, Nwanevu Continue reading » ...
Irritable particles -- Entropy strives toward a maximum -- An enigma, a subject of profound astonishment -- How does an electron decide? -- An audacity unheard of in earlier times -- Lack of knowledge ...
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The Newtonian moment -- Interlude : The Grand Design -- A pix elated world -- Interlude : Max Planck introduces the quantum -- Quantum leaps -- Interlude : Niels Bohr uses quantum leaps to make atoms ...
In a striking display of quantum physics, a team of researchers has recreated one of science’s most legendary experiments—with unprecedented precision. At MIT, scientists cooled thousands of atoms to ...
Although Albert Einstein is best-known as a theoretical physicist, he also spent much of his life grappling with the problem ...
In this epic account, Bancroft Prize–winning historian Beckert (Empire of Cotton) charts the rise of the modern global economic order. Capitalism’s emergence represents “a Continue reading » Every ...