The French Revolution and the Birth of a Universal Measure It’s 1789 in Paris. The French Revolution is in full swing, heads are rolling (literally), ideas of liberty and reason are electrifying the air, and nothing is off-limits for reform. Amid this upheaval, one very practical problem stood out: weights and measures. Every region and every trade in France seemed
Understanding momentum goes back to Aristotle’s time, where be believed that heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones. Today, momentum propels us to future endeavours that even reside within us!
The year was 1983 and I was taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the SAT! It was springtime in Denver, Colorado, which meant it was snowing, as it usually does until about June. I was probably dressed in sweatpants and leg warmers because, you know, the 80s. I remember looking forward to the SAT test because I had been studying hard
Though she was Voltaire’s lover, she did not love him nearly as much as she loved …
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If you could travel through time, where would you want to go?!
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The Greek philosopher Aristotle was born in 384 BCE. The Italian philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225. Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564. Between the three of them, there is a story that spans almost 2000 years. That story is known as the Galileo Affair.
Have you ever been in a moment of your life where you wished something would change, but it doesn’t? Time passes by, and nothing changes.
I am proud to be part of a tribe of women who successfully keep one foot in the entertainment industry while keeping the other foot in math and science. In fact, there may be more than you might know.
“Synchronicity is the coming together of inner and outer events in a way that cannot be explained by cause and effect, and that is meaningful to the observer.” — Carl Jung Skepticism reigns supreme in science. When something doesn’t make sense, there is a search for truths. Since the beginning of archaic humans, our ancestors have continually pondered the connections of
