Interesting Links for 12-01-2024

[andrewducker]

1. £2bn town planned near Edinburgh Airport

(tags:housing edinburgh )

2. Florida School District Bans Dictionaries Under DeSantis Law

(tags:USA censorship )

3. I love these appropriately damaged paintings

(tags:art video )

4. A collection of gorgeous play areas inside libraries

(tags:library play )

5. A great takedown of Stephen Wolfram's "A New Kind of Science"

Which I am reading 21 years later, but still, handy to have about the place in case of arguments.
(tags:mathematics review )

Comments

[rhythmaning]

"Wolfram displays absolutely no understanding of evolution, or what would be necessary to explain the adaptation of organisms to their environments."

Genuine lol!

[dreamaastrid]

Florida's Governor DeSantis and his cronies are frightening with their attacks on Education. But banning the dictionary in public schools is beyond frightening!

[symbioid]

I remember being so hyped to read NKOS and disappointed when I finally read it. Pretty sure I have one of the first editions. I was disappointed to say the least. Still a nice fun pretty book to have. Like "Origin of Consciousness..."

[gingicat]

The artist for #3 is Andrew Scott.

[andrewducker]

Thank you!