Ernst Chladni

Johannes Kepler

Johannes Kepler was a German polymath who was an astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher and music theorist. He is a key figure in the 17th-century Scientific Revolution, best known for his laws of planetary motion, and his books Astronomia nova, Harmonice Mundi, and Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae. The variety and impact of his work made Kepler one of the founders and fathers of modern astronomy, the scientific method, natural science, and modern science. He has been described as the "father of science fiction" for his novel Somnium.

Paul Feyerabend

Paul Feyerabend (b.1924, d.1994), having studied science at theUniversity of Vienna, moved into philosophy for his doctoral thesis,made a name for himself both as an expositor and (later) as a critic ofKarl Popper's “critical rationalism”, and went on to becomeone of the twentieth century's most famous philosophers of science. Animaginative maverick, he became a critic of philosophy of scienceitself, particularly of “rationalist” attempts to lay downor discover rules of scientific method.

de chrononauten | Edwin Gardner | Substack

Christiaan Fruneaux en Edwin Gardner schrijven over historische verschuivingen en inspirerende toekomstscenario's. Click to read de chrononauten, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

Seymour Papert

Seymour Aubrey Papert was a South African-born American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator, who spent most of his career teaching and researching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence, and of the constructionist movement in education. He was co-inventor, with Wally Feurzeig and Cynthia Solomon, of the Logo programming language.

Sound – Bartosz Ciechanowski

Interactive article explaining how sound works.

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The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.

Part 1: The Science of Sound

How the physics of the human voice affects ensemble unity

Friedrich Engels: Einleitung "Bürgerkrieg in Frankreich" (1891)

Einleitung zu Karl Marx' 'Der Bürgerkrieg in Frankreich' (Ausgabe 1891)

Johann Stiastny : Conversations au plus haut niveau entre de deux violoncelles

Johann Stiastny (vers 1764 – vers 1826) : Œuvres pour deux violoncelles Vol 3. : Six duos pour deux violoncelles Opus 1 : n° 1 en La Majeur – n°

Moondog

Louis Thomas Hardin, known professionally as Moondog, was an American composer, musician, performer, music theoretician, poet and inventor of musical instruments. Largely self-taught as a composer, his prolific work widely drew inspiration from jazz, classical, Native American music which he had become familiar with as a child, and Latin American music. His strongly rhythmic, contrapuntal pieces and arrangements later influenced composers of minimal music, in particular American composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass.

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Stephen J. Dubner

Stephen Joseph Dubner is an American author, journalist, and podcast and radio host. He is co-author of the popular Freakonomics book series: Freakonomics, SuperFreakonomics, Think Like a Freak and When to Rob a Bank. He is the host of Freakonomics Radio.