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In 1686, John Moyle published a guidebook for young surgeons working in the navy. Before a battle, he advised, they should set up their stations ready to perform amputations. They’d need a barrel to...
In the last few years, it has become apparent that there are two theories of cosmology that can claim to successfully explain the observations. The standard theory is called the LCDM (Lambda-cold dark...
Soju, distinctive spirit of Korea, is clear and colorless and tastes like vodka. Not as famous as brandy and vodka, the true global spirits, soju has recently become popular on the international market...
Hello and welcome to my blog on “deep carbon science” –– a fascinating research field in the geosciences. My history of deep carbon science gives lively accounts of 150 scientists who contributed...
Combating climate change and transitioning to fossil-free energy systems are two central planetary challenges humanity faces today Combating climate change and transitioning to fossil-free energy...
The effects of climate change on ecological processes and biodiversity is globally recognized. The main causes of this change are the anthropogenic gas emissions. If the current level of emission continues,...
When British author Charles Dickens visited the United States in 1842, there were two destinations he had his heart set on visiting: Niagara Falls and Eastern State Penitentiary. Opened in 1829, Philadelphia’s...
It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You could say the same about justice. In modern society, laws are written and codified, while justice is perceived and subjective. As often as...
The world established an international tax regime in the 1920s which most countries follow with respect to cross-border transactions. It has had a remarkably successful tenure. There has been, however,...
Four years ago, Americans watched our national language start to shift, with symptoms that included a president who claimed fake news and alternative facts, and extremists who spoke hate-filled worlds...
Physicists routinely use numerical methods to carry out tasks like interpolation, integration, or root-finding in their daily work. To implement such methods in their computer programs, practicing scientists...
When James Stephen, permanent under-secretary, entered the Colonial Office on 1 January 1838, he was confronted by piles of despatches from across the world. Stephen told his sister that he spent every...
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