Category: gods
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Humans. Universe. Blank books…
A scientist claims that we might all be the universe's alter egos. (1) You. Me. Him. Parts of the same universe. Alter egos of a cosmos which is alive. A cosmos which as we stare at it… It stares right back at us… A universe full of everything… Manifestation of life full of nothing… An…
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Controlling the uncontrollable. Giving birth to God…
Quantum bits are now easier to manipulate for devices in quantum computing, thanks to enhanced spin-orbit interaction in silicon. (1) The world was born in chaos. And chaos gave birth to us. At the end, we will manage to control everything. And everything will be destroyed. The cosmos will be lost inside the stillness of…
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Undermatched.
"Undermatching" is a term to describe when high-performing students, typically from economically-disadvantaged households, attend less competitive colleges than their qualifications permit. A new study concerning this widespread phenomenon in the U.S. finds that it correlates with another higher education problem: delayed graduation. The study, presented by University at Buffalo researchers at the American Educational Research…
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Forest shapes... Platonic triangles… Forests dying...
Tropical forests have been called the lungs of the planet. And these hot ecosystems are being deeply altered by logging and other land use change. Using high-resolution satellite data from protected forests in the savanna region of the Brazilian Cerrado, scientists found that the shape of these natural forests follow a predictable mathematical relationship between…
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Gods… Society… Punishment… Freedom…
Today’s most popular religions have one thing in common: gods or supernatural laws (such as karma) that dictate moral behavior and punish transgressions. Act morally and these supernatural forces will reward you; break the rules and you’ll be punished. But moralizing gods seem to be quite rare in human history. Researchers know from ethnographies that…
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