#history of science & technology


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  • Konst & Vetenskap

    Trying to translate KTH’s motto raises some deep questions.

  • Train of Thought

    The Structure of Scientific Revolutions looms so large over contemporary discourse it feels like you’ve already absorbed it through cultural osmosis.

  • Thoroughly Conscious Ignorance

    James Clerk Maxwell wasn’t just ahead of his time—he seemed to exist on a timeline all his own.

  • Not Invented There

    Even when individual components have a 51% probability of being correct, circuits can still be designed to progressively improve the reliability of the overall signal.

  • Seeing the Light : Fei-fei Li and the Dawn of AI

    Fei-fei Li has had a front-row seat to the cutting-edge development of AI over the past couple of decades. Her biography is captivating.

  • Science Fiction

    Vision without execution is hallucination.