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Originally in: Globe and Mail
13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time, by Michael Brooks.
The Roswell incident notwithstanding, cold fusion was the 20th century’s original “I want to believe” moment.
In a few short weeks in May, 1989, the …
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Originally in: Boston Globe's Ideas section
Want a free education? A brief guide to the burgeoning world of online video lectures.
Reserve another laurel for Edward O. Wilson, the Pellegrino University Professor emeritus at Harvard, serial Pulitzer winner, and prominent intellectual: online celebrity.
Forget Charlie Rose …
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