Words of Wisdom — February 5, 2014

Sir Thomas More on New Ideas

"An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man."- Sir Thomas More (born on this date in 1478)

“An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.”
– Sir Thomas More (born on this date in 1478)

Practically all of the matter we see and interact with is made of atoms, which are mostly empty space. Then why is reality so... solid?

Most counties in the U.S. have only one local newspaper, often one that publishes weekly instead of daily.

When Google runs a smart city, who owns the data?

A recent study suggests that exposure to visual stimuli can diminish the effects of psychedelic drugs.

If the electromagnetic and weak forces unify to make the electroweak force, maybe, at higher energies, something even grander happens?

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