Absolutely fantastic links in this edition. We have climate science fiction, plenty of good philosophy, sexual history, the Superman dilemma, and the 'non-demonstration' of God's existence, among many other things. Don't miss it!
Einstein, accidental philosopher: "Insisting too much on a competitive system and specializing prematurely with an eye to immediate utility spells the death of the intellect," said Albert Einstein. Although Einstein's fame is mainly due to the promulgation of the theory of relativity, the German physicist left us several philosophical writings from which we can extract a whole lesson on life based on the pursuit of truth.
Cli-fi: science fiction has been warning about the climate crisis for a long time: "However, many times the concept of science fiction tends to be confined to dystopian worlds governed by megacorporations, space travel, uchronias, and speculations attached to the human: nuclear wars, dictatorial societies, designer drugs... a series of commonplaces to which fictions centered on the effects of climate change, or Cli-Fi, have strongly joined in recent years."
Explorer syndrome - I can't stop learning!: This doesn't work for individuals with explorer syndrome. "It's very hard to pinpoint them," says Ruiz. "They give the impression of being scattered because they don't commit to anything concrete. They keep going around because they are searching." Something else unites them: they love beginnings. They like the startup phase, the starting point. "They are initiators and entrepreneurs."
The English society dedicated to the study of fairies, of which Walt Disney was a member: "We're going to talk about an eccentric society founded in 1927 and that, surprisingly, remained active until recently: the Fairy Investigation Society. In this case, Fairy does not refer to a miraculous anti-grease dishwasher but to its literal English meaning, since that organization dedicated itself to the study of fairies. Indeed, there's a person for everything, and Walt Disney was one of its members."
The Superman dilemma: "The very nature of the Man of Steel is a mess; his abilities are so numerous and so over the top that it's especially difficult both to devise challenges worthy of him and to maintain some sanity with them within the fictional universe. And precisely for that reason, Superman's existence has sparked an interesting collection of the most varied questions, from how the Kryptonian can shave facial hair that is supposedly indestructible to how he can have sexual relations without frying his partner during ejaculation."
Grandi's series and the 'non-demonstration' of God's existence: "This is the way Guido Grandi, also known as Guido Ubaldus, used to prove the existence of God in the early eighteenth century. Luigi Francesco Ludovico, that was his full name, was an Italian monk, philosopher, theologian, engineer, and mathematician who lived between the 17th and 18th centuries."
The truth about the sexual customs of the ancient Greeks: "The mentality of the ancient Greeks regarding sex was different from ours, but how much truth is there in all these myths about their sex life? And how do they actually affect our way of seeing art? Below we present the facts that hide the most common clichés and beliefs on this matter."
The city ahead of its time designed by Leonardo da Vinci: "In the late 15th century, more than 500 years ago, Leonardo da Vinci designed his ideal city. An optimized and sanitized city, designed to offer the best features to its citizens. Although it never materialized, his ideas were fundamental for the planning of other urban layouts."
In praise of doubt: "Doubt is above all an attitude, a stopping, a leaving aside to be able to think, an interruption of that autopilot of daily life and a suspicion about whether what I am doing is what I want to do, what makes me happy, what is good for me and what is right. It is giving truth a chance, having the courage of truth. That is philosophical doubt."
Re-sonator (From Beyond) by Stuart Gordon. When Lovecraft met the new flesh: "From Beyond, to use the translation from the monumental collection of Lovecraft's work published by Valdemar, is actually a very short story that barely scratches the surface of what it suggests. In it, we already glimpse the idea of a different perception of reality, of a world different from ours but that can interact with us if we make the recklessness of trying to look beyond the veil that covers it."
Czech scientists prepare a plant farm suitable for Mars: The goal is to develop cultivation methods capable of "facing the conditions of gravity, water scarcity, and soil contamination on Mars" due to the high concentration of alkaline salts and perchlorates, he adds. The expert, whose team collaborates with the German project Eden ISS -from which it receives the seeds- highlights that, although it is not possible to reproduce Mars' conditions in the laboratory, solutions can be developed that overcome the shortcomings of that planet.
The aviators who played dice with death... and won: "My many scientific limitations prevent me from discerning whether God likes to play dice with the universe, but I am clear that Death loves to play dice with all of us too many times. Today's protagonists, despite making a disastrous roll, managed to defeat her and dodge her scythe. Perhaps the goddess Fortune had something to do with it..."
Videos
Videos: El sueño de los pulpos, a simpler time, the evolution of instant messaging, how to make ballistic gel at home, dancing in movies, Grafo Volaverunt - At Doom's Gate (Doom Synthmetal cover), "smart" home, dancing in the air, UFOs are real, how to animate birds and insects, babies hate grass, putting the cat to sleep, roasted crocodile, how spiders fly, Need for Speed in real life, playing with neodymium magnets, the evolution according to Moore's Law, Arnold Schwarzenegger congratulates Sylvester Stallone for the new Rambo, Sweet Dreams + White Stripes, a NASA image that tells dozens of stories, stranded on Treasure Island (short), awesome bike tricks, woman singing Rhythm of the Night, everyone falls into the well, and rejuvenating David Hasselhof.
Galleries
Galleries: Tetris Challenge, Victorian spoon for mustached men, knitted urban camouflage, the beautiful Soviet mosaics, the art of Adam Riches, the funniest nature photos, duck-bill muzzles, converting an ambulance into a camper, the Area 51 raid in photos, amazing images that knock you off your feet, surreal makeup, painting Russia, Bogdan Rezunenko's monsters, and we end with Vertedero Animado and Tiradero Visual de la Semana.
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