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The power of heredity and the relevance of eugenic history [2018] - "Experts in medical genetics share the most responsibility also to understand how easy it is to misuse that science, whether or not we describe its misuse as eugenics"
https://www.gimjournal.org/article/S1098-3600(21)02590-9/fulltext
"After introducing plural logic and its main applications, the book provides a systematic analysis of the relation between this logic and other theoretical frameworks such as set theory, mereology, higher-order logic, and modal logic."
Florio, Salvatore, and Øystein Linnebo, The Many and the One: A Philosophical Study of Plural Logic (Oxford, 2021; online edn, Oxford Academic, 23 Sept. 2021), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198791522.001.0001, accessed 4 Dec. 2023. #OpenAccess #OA #Philosophy #Language #Maths #Math #Mathematics #Logic #NonFiction #Academic #Book #Books #Ebook #Ebooks #Bookstodon @philosophy @bookstodon (67)
"A radical theory that consistently unifies gravity and quantum mechanics while preserving Einstein’s classical concept of spacetime is announced today in two papers published simultaneously by UCL physicists." https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/dec/new-theory-seeks-unite-einsteins-gravity-quantum-mechanics #Academic #Science #Research #STEM #Physics #QuantumPhysics @physics @science
"We consider two interacting systems when one is treated classically while the other system remains quantum. Consistent dynamics of this coupling has been shown to exist, and explored in the context of treating space-time classically. Here, we prove that any such hybrid dynamics necessarily results in decoherence of the quantum system, and a breakdown in predictability in the classical phase space."
Oppenheim, J., Sparaciari, C., Šoda, B. et al. Gravitationally induced decoherence vs space-time diffusion: testing the quantum nature of gravity. Nat Commun 14, 7910 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43348-2 #OpenAccess #OA #Academic #Science #Research #STEM #Physics #QuantumPhysics @physics @science
"Our results show that forcing by warm ocean water can cause the rapid onset of dynamic imbalance and increased ice discharge from glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula, highlighting the region’s sensitivity to future climate variability."
Wallis, B.J., Hogg, A.E., Meredith, M.P. et al. Ocean warming drives rapid dynamic activation of marine-terminating glacier on the west Antarctic Peninsula. Nat Commun 14, 7535 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42970-4 #OpenAccess #OA #Science #Article #Earth #Environment #Antarctic #Marine #Ocean #Climate #ClimateChange #oceanography @science
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John Tyndall Irish experimental physicist died #OTD in 1893.
His scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism. Later he made discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air, proving the connection between atmospheric CO2 and what is now known as the greenhouse effect in 1859. via @wikipedia
Books by John Tyndall at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/561
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"In sum, in what matter so ever there is place for "addition" and "subtraction." there also is place for "reason;" and where these have no place, there "reason" has nothing to do at all."
Leviathan
English Philosopher Thomas Hobbes died #OTD in 1679. In addition to political philosophy, Hobbes contributed to a diverse array of other fields, including history, jurisprudence, geometry, theology, and ethics, as well as philosophy in general.
Thomas Hobbes at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1133
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@bibliolater @bookstodon @earlymodern Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
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Mythos by Stephen Fry. A modern retelling of the ancient Greek myths in Fry’s inimitable style.
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@bibliolater @bookstodon @earlymodern The Peripheral bumy William Gibson. I read Agency when it came out, and I didn't realize this book preceded it, I'm kind of glad I have a slight idea what's going on. I like it, anything with alternate time lines...
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"Tyrian purple was paraded by the most privileged in society for millennia—a symbol of strength, sovereignty and money. . . . Pliny the Elder described it as having a 'shining appearance when held up to the light.'"
For the #BBC, Zaria Gorvett offers a fascinating look at an ancient purple dye that was worth more than gold: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231122-tyrian-purple-the-lost-ancient-pigment-that-was-more-valuable-than-gold
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"It is no philosophy to make yourself an animal in order to be more than a man."
Epistler
Norwegian author Ludvig Holberg, Baron Holberg was born #OTD in 1684. He is considered the founder of modern Danish and Norwegian literature. He was also a prominent Neo-Latin author, known across Europe for his writing. He is best known for the comedies he wrote in 1722–1723 for the Lille Grønnegade Theatre. via @wikipedia
Books by Ludvig Holberg at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1863
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In today’s edition of #WomenWriteBooksToo (in the evolutionary behavioural sciences), I highly recommend Prof Louise Barrett’s Beyond the Brain. Excellent scientist, excellent book 👍
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691126449/beyond-the-brain
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Panoramic view of Magdalena Bay, Spitsbergen.
Barthélémy Lauvergne, from "Voyages en Scandinavie, en Laponie, au Spitzberg et aux Feröe," atlas, vol. 1 under the direction of Paul Gaimard, Paris: [1852] #illustration #art #Norway
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Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark.
Barthélémy Lauvergne, from "Voyages en Scandinavie, en Laponie, au Spitzberg et aux Feröe," atlas, vol. 1 under the direction of Paul Gaimard, Paris: [1852] #illustration #art #Denmark https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/frederiksborg-castle/
Frank J. Swetz (The Pennsylvania State University), "Mathematical Treasure: Bartholomaeus Keckermann's Systema compendiosum totius mathematices," Convergence (September 2020) https://maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/mathematical-treasure-bartholomaeus-keckermanns-systema-compendiosum-totius-mathematices #Maths #Math #Mathematics #Book #STEM
"Y-chromosome results highlight a significant genetic differentiation between the North-Western and South-Eastern part of the Mediterranean, the Italian Peninsula occupying an intermediate position therein. In particular, Sicily and Southern Italy reveal a shared paternal genetic background with the Balkan Peninsula and the time estimates of main Y-chromosome lineages signal paternal genetic traces of Neolithic and post-Neolithic migration events."
Sarno S, Boattini A, Carta M, Ferri G, Alù M, et al. (2014) An Ancient Mediterranean Melting Pot: Investigating the Uniparental Genetic Structure and Population History of Sicily and Southern Italy. PLOS ONE 9(4): e96074. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096074 #OpenAccess #OA #Research #Article #Science #STEM #Population #Genetics #PopulationGenetics #Italy #Sicily #DNA #Paleogenetics #Europe #Anthropology #Biology #Academia @science @biology @anthropology
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Love old books, especially the illustrations?
I recommend following @oldbookillustrations which I just discovered recently 📚
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There is a paper story to this painting from 1672 waiting to be told. Meet Jan Berckheyde's "A Notary in His Office" highlighted in 5 steps - a thread for friends of #paperhistory of #EarlyModernEurope, and for #histodons in general. Expect a view into the inky paper states of Europe, a paper age dealing also with waste papers, fresh paper sheets waiting to be used, a high paper demand, and some document bags literally full of used papers. Let's roll.
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Not a bot; a rather corpulent male approaching fifty years of age; married; father; a very very slow reader; barely reaching up to the level of mediocrity; an ignoramus who reads occasionally.
Toots are humanities, sciences, books and maps related. Toots or follows or boosts or mentions ≠ endorsements of any particular notion or notions. Expect many typing errors.
Addendum: for those wondering, I do not physically resemble a fountain pen.
Joined Nov 2022
