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The Brexit effect: how leaving the EU hit the UK | FT Film
The UK’s recent disastrous “mini” Budget can trace its origins back to Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. The economic costs of Brexit were masked by the Covid-19 pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine. But six years after the … Continue reading
What if the Effect Comes Before the Cause?
[…] What would it mean if effects come before their causes? Today, I have a closer look at retrocausality in general and the Transactional Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics in particular. This paper is a good starting point to learn more … Continue reading
The average cost of groceries in Britain vs America
Today we look into the cost of basic groceries like onions and cornflakes to find surprising results in the US and the UK. […]
Pythagoras twisted squares: Why did they not teach you any of this in school?
A video on the iconic twisted squares diagram that just about anybody who knows anything about mathematics has been familiar with since primary school. Surprisingly, there is a LOT more to this diagram than even expert mathematicians are aware of. … Continue reading
How will our beloved reefs survive in the oceans of the future? | Aeon Essays
Healthy hard corals in a shallow-water reef. Will this be a rare sight in the near future? Photo © K M Stiefel A warming planet and acid oceans will radically transform marine ecosystems. How will our beloved reefs survive? It … Continue reading
The Rosetta Stone and what it actually says with Ilona Regulski | Curator’s Corner S7 Ep6
he Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the British Museum. But what is it? What does it actually say? And did you know that since the discovery of the the Rosetta Stone in 1799, another 27 … Continue reading
How Language Shapes Thought | Lera Boroditsky
Do the languages we speak shape the way we think? For example, how do we think about time? The word “time” is the most frequent noun in the English language. Time is ubiquitous yet ephemeral. It forms the very fabric … Continue reading
How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky
There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world — and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of language — from an Aboriginal community … Continue reading
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