https://www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-aim-to-classify-all-possible-phases-of-matter-20180103/ Article by Natalie Wolchover Many scientists are beginning to realize that we live in an information universe where information about the physical makeup of reality resides in an ocean entangled bits of quantum information called 'qubits'. How this information collects determines the state of matter and spin of elementary particles These phases show up … Continue reading Physicists Aim to Classify All Possible Phases of Matter
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OF MICE AND MEN
It was on this day in 1937 that John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men was published (books by this author). Of Mice and Men was Steinbeck's fifth novel (he had also published an excerpt from a novel and a book of short stories). His first novel, Cup of Gold (1929), was a total flop - it didn't even earn back the $250 that … Continue reading OF MICE AND MEN
COLETTE
SOURCE: THE WIKIPEDIA Colette was 67 years old at the fall of France, and remained in Paris, in her apartment in the Palais Royal. Her husband Maurice Goudeket, a Jew, was arrested by the Gestapo in December 1941, and although he was released after a few months through the intervention of the French wife of … Continue reading COLETTE
QUOTING CARL JUNG
http://www.collective-evolution.com/2016/01/25/20-profound-quotes-by-carl-jung-that-will-help-you-to-better-understand-yourself/ According to www.cgjungpage.org: “Carl Jung was one of the creators of modern depth psychology, which seeks to facilitate a conversation with the unconscious energies which move through each of us. He contributed many ideas which continue to inform contemporary life: complex, archetype, persona, shadow, anima and animus, personality typology, dream interpretation, individuation, and many other ideas. He had … Continue reading QUOTING CARL JUNG
OUR TOWN, Thornton Wilder
http://writersalmanac.org/ Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 It was on this day in 1938 that Thornton Wilder's (books by this author) play Our Town was premiered at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey. Our Town is about the fictional town of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire. In the first act, Emily Webb and George Gibbs are children together; in the second act, they … Continue reading OUR TOWN, Thornton Wilder
Richard Halliburton
Richard Halliburton was a hero and mentor of mine during my childhood. I love his adventures, his books, his attitudes and thought I would live mu life much the way he did. I am so happy to read this little article from The Writer's Almanac that I had to share it. Perhaps his books … Continue reading Richard Halliburton
Authors Guild Raises Doubts About Amazon’s New Pay-Per-Page Policy
Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity Erica Verrillo From the Authors Guild: Starting July 1, Amazon will pay royalties to its indie authors based on the number of pages users actually read, rather than the number of times the book is “borrowed.” In its announcement, Amazon touted its unilateral amendment to its terms for self-published e-books … Continue reading Authors Guild Raises Doubts About Amazon’s New Pay-Per-Page Policy
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