Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

7,000 Twitter followers

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Three months ago I posted about my 6,000th Twitter follower. Apparently I’m already up to 7,000. I’m not sure what to make of that rapid growth, but thank you, Mrs. Abbott (@teacherabbott) for being one of my tweeps!

Now I owe TWO people a CASTLE mug!

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Map showing Copenhagen, Denmark’s projected 2080 climate as similar to Demigny, France today, with a red arrow connecting the two cities and climate details listed in pop-up boxes.

Strange Maps

Mapped: How hot your city will be in the 2080s

“Climate analog mapping” finds the place that is currently as warm as your city might be in 60 years.

Starts With A Bang

Ask Ethan: Why do scientists avoid the possibility of God?

When it comes to our Universe’s origins, scientists discuss the Big Bang, cosmic inflation, and other theories. Why doesn’t “God” come up?

Five World War I soldiers in uniform stand and sit near sandbags in a trench, with a sign reading "Surrey Lane" visible in the background—evoking camaraderie amid the Ring of Fire on the front lines.

Books

Not just the Western Front: “Ring of Fire” rediscovers WWI’s global story

Historians Alexandra Churchill and Nicolai Eberholst reexamine the pivotal conflict from a grassroots perspective.

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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Laniakea, our home supercluster, is already being torn apart

On the largest scales, galaxies don’t simply clump together, but form superclusters. Too bad they don’t remain bound together.

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