Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Quick!

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Quick! Name a long term, substantive, sustainable change that occurred in your organization without the active support of your leadership. I’ll wait…

That’s what I thought. Now why aren’t you paying more attention to the learning needs of your administrators?

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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Health

Are microplastics really destroying our health?

They’re in our brains, hearts, and blood — but what are they doing to us?

Life

Moving trees north to save the forests

As the world warms, trees in forests such as those in Minnesota will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in.

Starts With A Bang

Why “incompleteness” matters in theoretical physics

Physicists just can’t leave an incomplete theory alone; they try to repair it. When nature is kind, it can lead to a major breakthrough.

Five modern philosophy books about the idea of justice on a pink background.

Thinking

5 books that shaped 21st-century philosophy

Philosophy isn’t stuck in the past. Here are five texts to connect you with its ongoing dialogue.

Comparison of early Mars with abundant water and a thicker atmosphere versus the dry and arid Mars of today, much like Venus, which also died in terms of its potential to support life.

Starts With A Bang

What was it like when Venus and Mars both died?

In the early stages of our Solar System, there were three life-friendly planets: Venus, Earth, and Mars. Only Earth thrived. Here’s why.

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