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  • Links van 10 tot 19 februari 2026

    Links van 10 tot 19 februari 2026

    Why is the sky blue? The internet’s default answer to “why is the sky blue?” is “Rayleigh scattering”. And that’s not wrong, but it’s also not very useful. Simply knowing the name of something is very different from understanding it. But if names don’t constitute understanding… what does? My answer: having a model that allows…

  • Links voor 7 maart 2012

    Redheads feel a different kind of pain | ScienceNordicCatherin Tate vindicated! Redheads have a reputation for being feistier than others, and there may be some truth in this. Scientists are gradually piecing together a picture which seems to indicate that redheads are constituted differently to other people. Santiago CARUSO – IllustratorSantiago Caruso is an Illustrator…