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An astrophysics YouTube channel by Dr. Becky Smethurst.

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How do you take a picture of a black hole?
quantamagazine.org · 14 days ago
Recommended for clear coverage of the dispute over the Sgr A* image.

The Art of Storytelling ↗Learning & books
A YouTube channel analysing storytelling with a focus on Star Trek TNG.
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Science Fiction Awards Database ↗Learning & books
An online database of science fiction and fantasy award winners and nominees.
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Richard E. Borcherds YouTube channel ↗Learning & books
A YouTube channel of math lectures by Fields medalist Richard Borcherds covering number theory, category theory and more.
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A Universe from Nothing ↗Learning & books
Lawrence Krauss's book on how physics defines 'nothing' and the origin of the universe.
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Atomic Physics for Everyone ↗Learning & books
An introduction to atomic physics, quantum mechanics and precision spectroscopy with no college prerequisites.
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Quantum Mechanics for Engineers ↗Learning & books
A free online quantum mechanics text by Leon van Dommelen aimed at engineers.
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When We Cease to Understand the World ↗Learning & books
Benjamín Labatut's fictionalized stories about scientists and mathematicians.
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The Reverse Centaur's Guide To Life After AI ↗Learning & books
A non-fiction book by Cory Doctorow about life after AI.
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Careless People ↗
A memoir by former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams about the company's leadership.
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The Expanse ↗
A science fiction novel series later adapted for television.
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The Mythical Man-Month ↗
Fred Brooks' classic book of essays on software project management.
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Wikipedia
A free collaborative online encyclopedia.
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Blindsight ↗
A science fiction novel by Peter Watts that explores consciousness and perception.
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Debt: The First 5,000 Years ↗
A book by David Graeber on the history of debt, credit and money.
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Diátaxis ↗
A framework for organising technical documentation into tutorials, how-tos, reference and explanation.
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Forvo ↗
A website with crowdsourced audio recordings of how native speakers pronounce words.
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From Bauhaus to Our House ↗
Tom Wolfe's critique of modernist architecture.
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How Complex Systems Fail ↗
A short essay by Richard Cook on the nature of failure in complex systems.
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Superintelligence ↗
Nick Bostrom's book on the risks of advanced artificial intelligence.
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The Big Short ↗
A 2015 film about the 2008 housing and credit collapse.
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