Monthly Archives: March 2021

The Ridiculous Way We Used To Calculate Pi

For thousands of years, mathematicians were calculating Pi the obvious but numerically inefficient way. Then Newton came along and changed the game. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 314 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium​ get 20% off … Continue reading

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Museums Have Been Cautiously Reopening Across Europe. Here Are 8 Must-See Shows You Can Actually Visit in Person Right Now | Artnet News

Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, March 17, 2021 Monira Al Qadiri’s Divine Memory (2019) on view at Schinkel Pavillon’s show “Sun Rise | Sun Set.” Image courtesy of artist. Don’t miss these nine fascinating exhibitions that are currently on view … Continue reading

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The Sleeping Beauty Problem

This famous puzzle illuminates a deep controversy over what we mean by “probability,” and how to reason when observer selection effects are in play.

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An Ambitious Project and New Book Serve as a Vital Nexus for Women Street Photographers

Gulnara Samoilova, “Cloud Eaters” (2018) © Gulnara Samoilova. All images courtesy of Prestel   At once widely accessible and distinctly personal, street photography has the potential to bridge the divide between the idiosyncratic and universal, a possibility that’s long excited Gulnara … Continue reading

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Two Imposing Cubes Covered in Yellow Plastic by Artist Serge Attukwei Clottey Respond to Global Water Insecurity

MARCH 16, 2021 GRACE EBERT “The Wishing Well” (2021) in Coachella Valley. All images © Serge Attukwei Clottey, courtesy of Desert X, by Lance Gerber A mottled patchwork of plastic cloaks two cubes that tower over the desert landscape of … Continue reading

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Unorthodox Anatomy | Edge of Humanity Magazine

Fine Art Photographer Ellen Cantor is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay.  From the series ‘Unorthodox Anatomy’. They Told Me I Was Out of Alignment   “The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, … Continue reading

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What do Aboriginal People Think of Black Africans

Aboriginal Indigenous People in Darwin Tiwi islands get together and discuss their connection to africa #aboriginal​ #indiginous​ #BLM​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jouhzu/​ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Jouhzu/?noti…​ I went to Darwin and to the Tiwi islands and asked the indigenous people from different tribes what they … Continue reading

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The ultimate algorithm

There must be millions of people who have heard of the Tower of Hanoi puzzle and the simple algorithm that generates the simplest solution. But what happens when you are playing the game not with three pegs, as in the … Continue reading

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An Interesting Explanation of Dark Energy and Hubble Tension

Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the mysteries of dark energy and a potential explanation of the phenomenon known as Hubble tension. Paper: https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract…​ Cosmological constant and images/formulae used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_en…​  

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Musician Plays a Homemade Bass Guitar With Glass Bottle & Stick | My Modern Met

By Emma Taggart on March 15, 2021 This man proves you don’t need fancy, expensive equipment to make some sick beats. Remember crafting cereal box guitars as a kid? The cardboard instruments are fun to make, but they don’t exactly … Continue reading

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