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'The beauty of symbolic equations is that it's much easier to … see a problem at a glance': How we moved from words and pictures to thinking symbolically

"Even the +, −, =, and × signs we take for granted only came into widespread use in the 17th century. Which means that the earlier algebraists we know of … all had expressed their equations mostly in words or pictorial word images"

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Great science, uncomfortable history: Sir Gustav Nossal and the long tail of eugenics

Book says one of Australia’s most eminent scientists promoted discussion of eugenics in the 1960s and 70s, but not that he supported racist ideas – and researchers praise his thorough commitment to reconciliation and racial justice

The Guardian - AU

Lisa Rinna’s Dramatic Hair Transformation “Freaks People Out” And Sparks Hilarious Comparisons

"Albert Einstein if e didn't equal mc²." The post Lisa Rinna’s Dramatic Hair Transformation “Freaks People Out” And Sparks Hilarious Comparisons first appeared on Bored Panda.

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T20 World Cup: Kisne England ko mashvara diya ki... - Shoaib Akhtar blasts English 'Einsteins' after semfinal defeat to India

India decimated England in rainy Guyana to enter the final of the T20 World Cup with a crushing 68-run win on Thursday, as experts questioned England's decision to bowl first against an Indian team that has complete bowling arsenal to defend any total.

The Times of India

T20 World Cup: Kisne England ko mashvara diya ki... - Shoaib Akhtar blasts English 'Einsteins' after semifinal defeat to India

The Times of India

Missing Milky Way black holes are bad news for this dark matter theory

After 20 years watching stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud for hints of a phenomenon predicted by Einstein, scientists throw doubt on the connection between ancient black holes and dark matter.

Space

Einstein letter warning FDR of threat of Nazi nuclear bomb set to fetch $4m

Two-page letter written by physicist and fellow scientist, for sale at Christie’s, urged US government to invest in nuclear research

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James Webb Space Telescope spots 'Cosmic Gems' in the extremely early universe (video)

The JWST has detected star clusters that existed less than 500 million years after the Big Bang. These clusters, in the Cosmic Gems arc, could reveal secrets of cosmic evolution.

Space

Late Microsoft co-founder's treasure hoard of artefacts to be auctioned, includes a letter Einstein sent to Roosevelt that ultimately led to the Manhattan Project

As per Allen's wishes, all proceeds will go to philanthropy.

PC Gamer

Furious Shoaib Akhtar wants to know 'who was the Einstein' that brought Babar Azam back as captain

NEW DELHI: Amid Pakistan's early exit from the ongoing T20 World Cup in the Americas, former speedster Shoaib Akhtar feels Babar Azam is not a captaincy material if he does not come down the order and finish matches for the team going forward, he won't be able to keep his…

The Times of India

Where is the center of the universe?

The universe is undeniably vast, and from our perspective, it may seem like Earth is in the middle of everything. But is there a center of the cosmos, and if so, where is it? If the Big Bang started the universe, then where did it all come from, and where…

Space

'Physics itself disappears': How theoretical physicist Thomas Hertog helped Stephen Hawking produce his final, most radical theory of everything

Thomas Hertog tells us how he collaborated with Stephen Hawking on his final theorem — a Darwinian revolution in physics that explains the origin of time.

LiveScience

“We Need To Leave”: 30 Times People’s Gut Feeling Prevented Tragedy

Even Even Albert Einstein relied on intuition. The post “We Need To Leave”: 30 Times People’s Gut Feeling Prevented Tragedy first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Black hole 'morsels' could finally prove Stephen Hawking's famous theory right

Stephen Hawking suggested nothing lasts forever, including black holes. Scientists may have a way to prove it at last.

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Could these black hole 'morsels' finally prove Stephen Hawking's famous theory?

Stephen Hawking suggested black holes "leak " and evaporate away — scientists could use "morsels" launched from catastrophic black hole collisions to prove it.

Space

Elusive medium-size black holes may form in dense 'birthing nests'

A new simulation has shown elusive intermediate-mass black holes may form in dense globular clusters of millions of tightly packed stars, thanks to a chaotic collision chain.

The Conversation

Theory of everything: how a fear of failure is hampering physicists’ quest for the ultimate answer

It has been over a century since the boom period of physics exploded with Albert Einstein, Max Planck and others, sending us spinning into a new world of chaos from our previously ordered universe. This brilliant generation of physicists ultimately peeled back the layers of the universe, as well as…

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32 fun and random facts about Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was much more than a scientific genius. From his political beliefs to his hatred of socks, here are 32 facts about Einstein you might not have heard before.

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Right again, Einstein! Scientists find where matter 'waterfalls' into black holes

Einstein was right! Scientists found the first-ever evidence of "plunging regions" of spacetime where matter inexorably falls into black holes, as predicted by general relativity.

Space

How do 'moving rulers shrink'? The strange physics behind special relativity

Special relativity is beyond weird. Among its many statements are that moving clocks run slow and that moving rulers shrink. But how are we supposed to make sense of this?

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A new theory of quantum gravity could explain the biggest puzzle in cosmology, study suggests

A new theory of quantum gravity, which attempts to unite quantum physics with Einstein's relativity, could help solve the puzzle of the universe's expansion, a theoretical paper suggests.

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Black hole singularities defy physics. New research could finally do away with them.

Black hole singularities defy the laws of physics. New research presents a bold solution to this puzzle: Black holes may actually be a theoretical type of star called a 'gravastar,' filled with universe-expanding dark energy.

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Scientists discover bizarre region around black holes that proves Einstein right yet again

Einstein's general theory of relativity predicted that so-called 'plunging regions' around black holes would accelerate matter into them at the speed of light. Now, X-ray observations of a remote black hole have proved him right.

Evening Standard

Best books about quantum mechanics for armchair physicists and beginners

The first rule for understanding quantum mechanics, is that nobody understands quantum mechanics

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Newfound 'glitch' in Einstein's relativity could rewrite the rules of the universe, study suggests

Einstein's theory of general relativity is our best description of the universe at large scales, but a new observation that reports a "glitch" in gravity around ancient structures could force it to be modified.

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