log-2020-05-04

Science

• VISTA gigapixel mosaic of the central parts of the Milky Way (full, zoomable)
• Schiehallion experiment
• Perceptual convergence of multi-component mixtures in olfaction implies an olfactory white
• Leprechaun hunting and historical context

Philosophy

• Ignorance, a skilled practice
• Why Philosophers Should Care About Computational Complexity
• On Having No Head: Cognition throughout Biological Systems

History

• Zhang Zongchang
• Biafran airlift (via)
• WTF Happened In 1971? I know, right?

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