March 2012
27 posts
The Mighty Mathematician You Never Heard of →
nytimes.com
Emmy Noether’s theorem united two pillars of physics: symmetry in nature and the universal laws of conservation. She is a pioneer and hero. It’s nice to Ms. Noether’s work getting the recognition it deserves. Albeit 100 years later…
“If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.”
—Lao Tzu
The Dalai Lama on How Meditation Can Change Your Life →
blogs.wsj.com
Great read on the power of meditation and its intersection with science. The Dalai Lama discusses the advantages of practicing and how it could change and evolve the human species.
“Science is just a method to seek reality.”
—Dalai Lama
My Life's Sentence →
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com
Great piece by Jhumpa Lahiri on the power of clear and concise sentence structure.
Scientist Creates Lifelike Cells from Metal →
m.mnn.com
Scientists trying to create artificial life generally work under the assumption that life must be carbon-based, but what if a living thing could be made from another element?
One British researcher may have proven that theory, potentially rewriting the book of life. Lee Cronin of the University of Glasgow has created lifelike cells from metal — a feat few believed feasible. The discovery opens the door to the possibility that there may be life forms in the universe not based on carbon, reports New Scientist.
See, we really are not much different than our fruit fly counterparts. →
nytimes.com
They were young males on the make, and they struck out not once, not twice, but a dozen times with a group of attractive females hovering nearby. So they did what so many men do after being repeatedly rejected: they got drunk, using alcohol as a balm for unfulfilled desire.
“We must practice separating ourselves from our negative moods and thoughts in the midst of all the troubles and disasters of daily life. No one can be different from what he is now unless he begins to separate himself from his present reactions and to identify himself with his aim.
Detachment from negative states and assumption of the wish fulfilled must be practiced in the midst of all the blessings and cursings of life.
The way of true metaphysics lies in the midst of all that is going on in life. We must constantly practice self-observation, thinking from our aim, and detachment from negative moods and thoughts if we would be doers of truth instead of mere hearers.” —Neville (via metobserver)