Brain Pickings, originally published January 5, 2014. Carl Sagan (November 9, 1934–December 20, 1996) was many things — a cosmic sage, voracious reader, hopeless romantic, and brilliant philosopher. But above all, he endures as our era’s greatest patron saint of reason and critical thinking, a master of the vital balance between skepticism and openness. In The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a... Read more
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The Baloney Detection Kit
August 13 | Posted by mrossol | Critical Thinking, Interesting, Personal Development, ScienceThe Sun Is Stranger Than Astrophysicists Imagined
August 10 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, ScienceQuanta Magazine, May 3, 2019 The Sun Is Stranger Than Astrophysicists Imagined The sun radiates far more high-frequency light than expected, raising questions about unknown features of the sun’s magnetic field and the possibility of even more exotic physics. Quanta Magazine Natalie Wolchover
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Astronomers Get Their Wish, and a Cosmic Crisis Gets Worse
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Can’t Sleep? Here Are Some Surprising Strategies That Actually Work – WSJ
August 10 | Posted by mrossol | Health, InterestingWSJ 8/9/2021 by Elizabeth Bernstein How are you sleeping? After one year of a pandemic—and a lot of disturbed slumber—it’s clear that our usual sleep strategies aren’t working. Scientists say many of the things we do to chase sleep are actually hurting us, and recommend a counterintuitive approach instead: Stay in bed for less time, not more.
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The girl in the Kent State photo: She was only 14. Here’s how her life turned out
May 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, InterestingVery interesting read. Well written. Tough story. Thank you. mrossol. Yahoo News. By Patricia McCormick
Last May, when Mary Ann Vecchio watched the video of George Floyd’s dying moments, she felt herself plummet through time and space — to a day almost exactly...
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Skinny Jeans and 9 Other Styles That Date You
April 11 | Posted by mrossol | InterestingIn other words, if Martin Rossol is wearing it, you probably shouldn’t. mrossol WSJ 4/10/2021. By Donna Bulseco
Why Easter is music to my ears
April 5 | Posted by mrossol | Christianity, Creative, Interesting, MusicThis article was originally published on 10 April 2020 For Christians, this week is the most important of the year. And this year’s Holy Week is, around the world, unlike any other. With churches shut, and services either cancelled or streamed online from all-but empty buildings, people will have to find their own space for contemplation. And that goes for non-believers,... Read more
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