Words of Wisdom — February 13, 2014

Ansel Adams on Fuzzy Concepts

“There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.” – Ansel Adams

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“There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.” – Ansel Adams

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Starts With A Bang

Could An Incompleteness In Quantum Mechanics Lead To Our Next Scientific Revolution?

A single thought experiment reveals a paradox. Could quantum gravity be the solution? Sometimes, if you want to understand how nature truly works, you need to break things down to […]

Health

Freud is renowned, but his ideas are ill-substantiated

The Oedipal complex, repressed memories, penis envy? Sigmund Freud’s ideas are far-reaching, but few have withstood the onslaught of empirical evidence.

Surprising Science

Study: Honeybees one of few animals able to understand the concept of ‘zero’

Scientists in Australia have demonstrated that honeybees can be trained to understand the concept of zero, something which took humans millennia to develop.

The Past

The wisdom of collaboration

An anthropologist and a theologian walk into a room. The punchline is wise and wonderful.

Culture & Religion

How a 4th-century Taoist concept is treating anxiety

The concept of non-action might just be the most powerful action to take for curbing anxiety.

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