The Aztec myth of the unlikeliest sun god – Kay Almere Read
The Norse myth that inspired “The Lord of the Rings” – Iseult Gillespie
The dwarves were master craftspeople. One dwarf, Andvari, forged marvelous creations. He often took the form of a fish and, one day, he swam to the land of the water nymphs, who guarded mounds of gold. When the nymphs laughed at his appearance, Andvari grew infuriated and seized their gold. With it, he crafted himself […]
When Vikings lived in North America
Carl Sagan Predicted The Mess 2021 Would Be 25 years Ago
Astrophysicist and author Carl Sagan managed to predict a lot of the things the challenges America faces in the year 2021 all the way back in 1995 when he was writing a book published just before his death in 1996. MSNBC’s Brian Williams shares the details.
Slime Molds: When Micro Becomes Macro
How Physicists Created a Holographic Wormhole in a Quantum Computer
How Apple and Nike have branded your brain | Your Brain on Money | Big Think
How Apple and Nike have branded your brain
Harvard negotiator explains how to argue | Dan Shapiro
Dan Shapiro, the head of Harvard’s International Negotiation program, shares 3 keys to a better argument.
20 Mechanical Principles combined in a Useless Lego Machine
La paradoja de la información y la teoría de Shannon
El robo de un banco en 1907, un ladrón que huye a Londres y un problema gordo para atraparlo. Estos son los ingredientes para introducir animadamente la teoría de la información de Shannon y su fórmula de la entropía.
Simulan un agujero de gusano en un ordenador cuántico
Agencia SINC La teoría general de la relatividad considera que la gravedad está íntimamente unida al espacio y al tiempo, y describe bien el mundo físico a altas energías y densidades de materia, por ejemplo, en objetos astrofísicos como las estrellas y las galaxias. Por su parte, la mecánica cuántica se centra en la materia […]
En el este de la Península vivían numerosos estegosaurios durante el Jurásico
Agencia SINC Una investigación de la Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis, en colaboración con el Museo Paleontológico de Alpuente, ha descrito nuevos fósiles de dinosaurios estegosaurios procedentes de las provincias de Teruel y Valencia. El estudio, que publica la revista Diversity, ha permitido identificar y clasificar estos restos que proceden de rocas pertenecientes a la denominada […]
Cómo se Fabrica un Bit Cuántico | Átomos Artificiales
The robot boot that learns as you walk
Exoskeletons, devices designed to augment and enhance mobility, are fast becoming a reality, thanks to an explosion in research in recent years. But one obstacle to widespread adoption is the need for careful calibration. To work best, these devices need to be personalised to their users in a lab, and that’s a problem if you […]