Science
Bacteria: A Very Short Introduction
Most of us recoil at the thought of bacteria. Ever since they have been discovered and identified as the cause […]
Major Breakthrough in the Fight Against Lung Cancer
In the forty years since the so called War on Cancer had been launched, very little progress had been made […]
The Earth: A Very Short Introduction
I’ve been reading these very short introductions for years, and I am still really impressed with the quality of writing […]
An Introduction to Audio Content Analysis: Applications in Signal Processing and Music Informatics
The digital music revolution has profoundly changed the way that we listen to, discover, share and appreciate music. Digitization of […]
How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed – Book Review
Ever since I read “Singularity is Near” I’ve been fascinated by Ray Kurzweil – his wirings, ideas, a predictions. He’s […]
Invisible in the Storm: The Role of Mathematics in Understanding Weather – Book Review
Weather has always been one of the most consequential and most unpredictable aspects of our World. The importance of weather […]
More amazing news from the regenerative medicine department
There is another cool story about the field of regenerative medicine and human organ synthesis in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal. […]
The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction – Book Review
Astronomy is one of the oldest intellectual disciplines, and together with mathematics it has a distinction that its history can […]
The 4 Percent Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality – Book Review
Cosmology, the science of the origin, evolution and the ultimate fate of the Universe, is a surprisingly young scientific discipline. […]
Networks: A Very Short Introduction – Book Review
The rise of Internet has put the idea of networks in the forefront of public consciousness, which has only been […]