September 2021

History links Syracuse, NY - Best-selling author Kate Fagan came to Le Moyne College Thursday night to give a…

Call it the age of optimism. Twenty-five years ago, when this column first appeared, the world belonged to liberalism. Soviet communism had collapsed, the United States claimed a unipolar moment, and China had joined the market…

Few fictional characters have populated the archives as much as Nicolas Bourbaki, a pseudonym under which a secret group of French mathematicians wrote a general treatise on the discipline, Mathematics Elements, over the past 90 years.…

Best-selling historian Ibram X Kendi received a MacArthur "genius grant" of $ 625,000 (£ 460,000) for his work on anti-racism in the United States.Kendi, the author of the bestselling How to Be an Anti-Racist, is one of 25 new…

The Top Rated Book provides many relevant passages from the Bible that Chuck Cotton wrote down along with his maxims to help people redefine, energize, and trigger their lives on earth. Author Chuck Cotton has published "Roadmap: saving…

Each week, Benjamin Law asks public figures to discuss the topics we are told to keep private by having them roll a dice. The numbers they land on are the topics given to them. This week, he speaks with Viet Thanh Nguyen. The…

When the leaves fall this fall, the bare trees will reveal their fractal nature: the pattern of twigs on a branch resembles the larger pattern of branches on the tree. “The shape is made of little pieces that look like…

NASA astronaut Douglas Hurley rehearses donning his SpaceX spacesuit in the astronaut crew quarters inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout building at the Kennedy Space Center prior to the SpaceX Demo-2 mission of NASA to the…

You can learn a lot about the authors from their photos of book covers. That's why they put it there in the first place - that, and so if you find yourself reading "My Struggle" on the metro in front of Karl Ove Knausgaard, you may…

The first rule of thumb about Substack is not to talk about conventional book publishing. Chuck Palahniuk, the author of Fight Club, became the latest big name to serialize their work online by announcing a deal with the rapidly growing…

The notion of dimension seems at first glance intuitive. Looking out the window we could see a crow sitting on top of a cramped flag pole in zero dimensions, a robin on a telephone wire forced into a, a ground pigeon free to roam in two…

Previous research has shown a gender gap on curricula in certain fields, where the authors of the assigned readings do not represent the gender diversity of the field. Other research has shown the positive impact of role models on student…

Select's editorial team works independently to review financial products and write articles that our readers will find useful. We may receive a commission when you click on product links from our affiliate partners.Millennials and their…

While he was CEO of Livongo, Zane Burke led the Silicon Valley company to an $ 18.5 billion acquisition deal with Teladoc. Quantum Health is now leveraging Burke's technological expertise to take the medical navigation company to its next…

Reed mourns the loss of Professor Thomas Wieting, who taught mathematics for over 50 years. By Randall S. Barton | September 15, 2021…

By STEVE THOMPSON, The Washington PostWhen Virginians voted last year to create a commission to draw the state's political districts, many hoped to avoid the partisanship that has marred previous redistribution efforts.Gerrymandering -…

Some of the approximately 220 Chinese ships reported by the Philippine Coast Guard, believed to be manned by Chinese Maritime Militia personnel, are pictured at Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea on March 7, 2021. -…

Author Elaine Dewar.Danielle Dewar / DocumentFrom the first days of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a hunt for its origins. What caused this global catastrophe? The most widely accepted explanation for some time, supported by many…

This week co-host Joe Hagan talk to the novelist Elliot Ackerman, a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, on the significance of 9/11 and its long-term impact on American life, politics and culture. Critic of Afghanistan's exit…

September 9, 2021 After the sea trails, National Geographic Resolution returned to the shipyard, Ulstein Verft, for its final equipment ahead of scheduled fourth quarter delivery. Lindblad Photo Expeditions Lindblad Expeditions…

Hawai'i has seen an increase in foreign and domestic fish aggregating devices, or "FADs," which drift in nearshore waters or wash up along the coast, creating hazards to navigation and entanglement of mammals. sailors, birds and…

Marine technology company Sonardyne has launched what it has described as "a top-of-the-line model" of its hybrid, underwater and surface navigation platform, SPRINT-Nav Mini.According to Sonardyne, the new Navigator version…

Every ship needs protection from the unknown. There are many potential dangers undetectable with traditional navigation tools. FarSounder Argos technology is a solution to fill the gap where other technologies are insufficient. The…

An Oxford University mathematician has revealed how mathematical thinking can improve your Fantasy Football rankings.The Fantasy Premier League is played by over eight million people and the coveted top prize for this year's champion…