The quest-a thirst unquenchable..
Quest - a thrust unquestionable..
curiosity corner / For members / pleasure of knowledge
by thequestforum · Published May 6, 2017 · Last modified May 5, 2017
As long ago as the early 19th century, the poet Keats bemoaned the washing away of the world’s beauty and mystery in the wake of natural philosophy’s reductionist insights—its tendency to “unweave a rainbow.” Two centuries later, the tentacles of science have reached far further, wrapping themselves around...
A moon/candle in the dark night / For members / Saturday with Budthu (SwB)
by Bala Prasad · Published May 6, 2017 · Last modified May 5, 2017
To introduce you to the kind of really silly material that I regularly receive for consideration and can deal with only briefly, I ask you to consider this item: From Paris, France, I received a 102-page book—in French. Its title translates as: Released from Mathematics, to Finally Know...
For members / pleasure of knowledge / the quest academy-Quest e-Gurukulam
by thequestforum · Published May 6, 2017
In a dystopian world, your resistance group is humanity’s last hope. Unfortunately, you’ve all been captured by the tyrannical rulers and brought to the ancient coliseum for their deadly entertainment. Will you be able to solve the passcode riddle and get everyone out safely?
Much like the invention of the telescope forever changed the way humans view the universe, the ability to generate and analyze large amounts of data is helping us to see our world like never before. At the 2016 World Science Festival, computational social scientist Duncan Watts discussed how...
