Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

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I changed the blue button on the right side of this blog. It now reads Top posts. If you click on the button, you will see a running list of what I believe are my best posts since I started blogging. If you’re fairly new to this blog and like what you’re reading, you may enjoy going back and seeing some of my ‘greatest hits.’

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Mini Philosophy

Lessons from the Roman Empire about the danger of luxury

Are we enslaved by the finer things in life?

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Starts With A Bang

Ask Ethan: Is dark energy just leftover momentum from the Big Bang?

Since 1998, we’ve known our Universe isn’t just expanding, but the expansion is accelerating. Could the Big Bang itself be the reason why?

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Books

What happens when you follow the Bible literally for a whole year?

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The one concept that saved my life

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

Starts With A Bang

The 6 strongest materials on Earth are harder than diamonds

For millennia, diamonds were the hardest known material, but they only rank at #7 on the current list. Can you guess which material is #1?

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