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Archive for september 16th, 2008

Kummastavaid avastusi süvakosmosest

Don’t get the idea that we’ve found every kind of astronomical object there is in the universe. In a paper to appear in theAstrophysical Journal, astronomers working on the Supernova Cosmology Project report finding a new kind of something that they cannot make any sense of. Inimeste uudishimu kompab galaktikate vahelist ruumi kuni 11-miljardi valgusaasta kaugusel. The mystery […]

Päeva küsimus

I’m especially fascinated by situations like this, where a devastating argument against a status quo policy is meet by complete silence and disinterest.  Why don’t intellectuals feel any need to respond to such arguments?  How can we make such silences more audible to more people? Robin Hanson osade regulatsioonide absurdusest ja inimeste imepärasest võimest lihtsalt […]