The heart of the Alexandrian Library was its collection of books. The organizers combed all the cultures and languages of the world. They sent agents abroad to buy up libraries. Commercial ships docking in Alexandria were searched by the police — not for contraband, but for books. The scrolls were borrowed, copied, and then returnedContinue reading “Alexandrian Library”
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Antroposen’e Hoşgeldiniz
…humans — thanks to our numbers, the burning of fossil fuels, and other related activities — have become a geological agent on the planet… …kafa sayısı, fosil yakıtlar yakıyor olması ve bunlarla bağlantılı başkaca faaliyetleri nedeniyle, insanoğlunun gezegen üzerindeki jeolojik etmenlerden biri haline gelmiş olması. Dipesh Chakrabarty, “The Climate of History: Four Theses” Çeviren: MehmetContinue reading “Antroposen’e Hoşgeldiniz “
Science is a candle in the dark
We wait for light, but behold darkness. ISAIAH 59:9 Işığı bekliyor, fakat karanlığa sığınıyoruz. İŞAYA 59:9 It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. ADAGE Karanlığı lanetlemektense, bir mum yakmalıyız. ÖZDEYİŞ All our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike — and yet it is the most precious thing weContinue reading “Science is a candle in the dark”
Do scientists pray?
January 19, 1936 My dear Dr. Einstein, We have brought up the question: Do scientists pray? in our Sunday school class. It began by asking whether we could believe in both science and religion. We are writing to scientists and other important men, to try and have our own question answered. We will feel greatlyContinue reading “Do scientists pray?”
The Simulation Argument
If we are living in a simulation, then the cosmos that we are observing is just a tiny piece of the totality of physical existence. The physics in the universe where the computer is situated that is running the simulation may or may not resemble the physics of the world that we observe. While theContinue reading “The Simulation Argument”