When Hannah Arendt became the first woman to give the esteemed Gifford Lectures, she delivered a staggering meditation on the life of the mind, thinking vs. knowing, and the lacuna between truth and meaning https://t.co/HMF3NVTcZE
@erik_davis Nice one. Thanks.
And here's a neat article on the research behind some of this such as the archaeobotany of Soultana Valamoti.
Burning meals for science!
https://t.co/fZrOQhuSHi
Scientific literacy is important, not just for the people in science community, but for everyone. It makes you look and understand the world from a different perspective. 🧠
Some of the best Science Books that everyone must read. A Thread 👇
I find, just now at least, the world a pleasant and exciting place… it thrills me but depresses you. I pity you with reason because it is pleasanter to be thrilled than depressed, and not merely pleasanter but better for all one’s activities. F. Ramsey
‘The task is not to see what has never been seen before, but to think what has never been thought before about what you see every day.’
Erwin Schrödinger
with thanks to @thePiggsBoson
Some progress is being made on the Oracles of Iowa City, a mural project conceived by @publicspace1 and the Center for Afrofuturist Studies. This project was awarded funds through the City's Public Art Program.
Learn more: https://t.co/YopTvqSa6T
"You mean she would rather imagine herself relating to an absent person than build relationships with those around her?"
Amélie (2001) Jean-Pierre Jeunet
I don’t know if this is being widely reported but here in South Florida, @POTUS has made a huge impact with his presence and empathy. This is the brother of someone missing in Surfside. Grateful to for the comfort and humanity shown to all the families affected 💔#Surfside