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Innovation needs free and rational minds
It was in the mind of Sir Isaac Newton. The falling of the apple gave ... they do not merely ask for training or for information or facts but for ideas that will help them develop intelligent ...
How economics wrecked the world — and how we can escape from "Ricardo's Dream"
Writer Nat Dyer on how David Ricardo's abstract models pushed economics into fantasy — and we all paid the price ...
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What We Learn About Our World by Imagining Its End
Some fear we’ll be buried in brimstone; others expect to be extinguished by A.I. But is there comfort to be found in our ...
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‘Historical Events’ That We Didn’t Realize Never Actually Happened
Growing up, many of us hear about historical events that sound real, so we take them as fact. Yet, in … Continue reading ...
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Isaac Newton: The man who discovered gravity
Isaac Newton changed the way we understand the Universe. Revered in his own lifetime, he discovered the laws of gravity and motion and invented calculus. He helped to shape our rational world view.
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Things you didn't know about Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton (1642-1727) is celebrated as one of history's greatest scientific minds, laying the foundations of modern physics with his groundbreaking laws of motion and universal gravitation.
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KS2 Science: The work of Sir Isaac Newton
ISAAC NEWTON: Yo, yo, yo, I'm Isaac Newton and the year is 1667. If you don't know who I am, well then you should. I'm only one of the biggest scientists of all time. [chuckles] I'm a famous ...
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Space mysteries: How does the ISS stay in orbit without falling to Earth?
The secret behind how the International Space Station remains in orbit can be traced all the way back to the genius of Sir Isaac Newton. The International Space Station (ISS) orbits high above our ...
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A 1747 study found the treatment for scurvy. A man accused of ‘quackery’ may have inspired it
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The first ...
Newton's downtown history preserved in book by local historian
Larry Hurto has a love for history, and he has a considerable love for Newton history. And it certainly shows in his book "Stories From Downtown," made in partnership with Newton Main Street. In the ...
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Sir Isaac Newton's Steam Carriage
Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www ...
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Why Isaac Mizrahi Both Cringes and Feels ‘Weirdly Empowered’ by the Re-Release of ‘Unzipped’ for Its 30th Anniversary at Sundance
“It makes me feel old, wise, weirdly empowered,” Isaac Mizrahi says about commemorating the 30th anniversary of “Unzipped.” The cult-favorite doc, directed by Mizrahi’s then-boyfriend ...