A Census of Physics, Stanislaw Lem, and a Ghost Town of Castles: Lux Recommends #164
Welcome to Lux Recommends #164, this week’s edition of what we at Lux are reading and thinking about (want to receive this by email? Sign up here).
Articles
The Beautiful Mind-Bending of Stanislaw Lem: ‘If Updike calls Lem a poet of “scientific terminology” and says his books are thrilling “especially for those whose hearts beat faster when the Scientific American arrives each month,” it is that synthesis of style and fact that has allowed Lem to have survived translation at least enough to have become one of the most widely read science-fiction writers of all time.’ — Sam
Most downloaded bioRxiv preprints of 2018: “There were 20,050 manuscripts posted to biorxiv.org in 2018, downloaded 5,730,324 times. Below are the 25 preprints posted in 2018 that got the most downloads in that year.” — Zavain
Attacking Biology’s Complexity with New Genomics Approaches — Adam G
Taking census of physics: “This detailed, longitudinal census of physics can inform resource allocation policies and provide students, editors and scientists with a broader view of the field’s internal dynamics.” — Sam
In 2019, cultural divides between science and art will cease to exist: “We understand now that the arts and sciences are the subjective and objective poles of the same great human enterprise, that there is only one world out there and we have to view it with an ever-curious and ever broadening mind” — Sam
Why forgetting may make your mind more efficient: “Evidence builds for ways that the brain actively erases memories” — Bilal
Researchers Create Perfect Blood Vessels in a Petri Dish for the First Time: “The researchers also demonstrated that it is possible to grow functioning human blood vessels in another species.” — Adam K
Extreme opponents of genetically modified foods know the least but think they know the most — Adam G
See an eerie ghost town of castles, created by Turkey’s recession: “Empty houses are a familiar sight in countries where economic recession has kneecapped booming real estate development. But few look as Gothic as these.” — Peter
The longest car in the world is dead, but it’s coming back to life — Adam K
Books
Whales: An Illustrated Celebration by Kelsey Oseid: “A gorgeously illustrated, entertaining, and educational guide to the wonderful whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the world.” — Sam
Videos
Painting the Mona Lisa with paintballs and Replacing tiles in an LED wall — Adam K
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