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Or: What happens when Newton's laws are violated Recently, I read a book called Newton and the Counterfeiter, subtitled The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist. It focuses on an awesome phase of Isaac Newton's later career that, like his pursuits in alchemy, gets little mention in most accounts. The story, of Newton's…

Skywatch for the week of 3-13-2023

What separates ordinary fibbers (most of us) from prolific liars, according to the latest research—and how the prolific types get away with their whoppers.

Designing a digital currency that works—but not too well | Special report

Designing a digital currency that works—but not too well | Special report

Two letters signed by Albert Einstein (one typed, one handwritten, both in German), a recognizance bond signed by Sir Isaac Newton when he was Warden

WILTON, Conn. – Two letters signed by Albert Einstein (one typed, one handwritten, both in German), a recognizance bond signed by Sir Isaac Newton when he was Warden of the Royal ...

A.W.F. Edwards March 2021 Fisher was the Newton of the life sciences, the man who invented the math needed to solve big problems. Richard Dawkins indignantly tweets: Ignominious cowardice by Gonville & Caius College. RA Fisher was triply distinguished: one of the three founders of population genetics, arguably the most distinguished Darwinian since Darwin, and beyond argument the founder of modern statistics. In what order will other great minds of England be canceled? Here’s my countdown fro...