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Before I read The Man from the Future by Ananyo Bhattacharya, I only knew about John von Neumann in two contexts: that computers use the von Neumann architecture, and that he appeared in a story about a mathematical problem I remember from many years ago. After reading it, I understand what a genius he was,...
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Quantum Mechanics is a strange and counterintuitive theory. Dealing with the behaviour of subatomic particles, it is extremely difficult to reconcile with our experience of everyday life. Niels Boh...
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Philip Ball's Beyond Weird is the best popular survey I've seen of the contemporary state of discussions about the "interpretation" of quantum mechanics. It appeared earlier...
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A blog about math by Nic Ford
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