Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Interview with KFAI Radio

One of the highlights of my trip to Washington, DC for the Leaders in Learning Awards was my interview with KFAI Radio back home in Minneapolis (click on the red Download button). There are a couple of small audio glitches because I was on my cell phone, first in a cab and then outside the Longworth House Office Building, but overall I think it came out really well. Stephen Manuszak is a gifted interviewer. He and I had a fabulous 20-minute conversation that he then somehow distilled down to a powerful 4 minutes. Thanks, Stephen and KFAI, for a wonderful experience!

Starts With A Bang

The idea that matter is mostly empty space is mostly wrong

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?

Strange Maps

America’s news deserts are growing

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

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The Present

Are smart cities a wise idea?

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

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Eyes wide shut: Why closing your eyes intensifies psychedelic trips

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

Starts With A Bang

The big idea of Grand Unified Theories of physics

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

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