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For Harry Houdini, Séances and Spiritualism Were Just an Illusion

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Science & Technology

For Harry Houdini, Séances and Spiritualism Were Just an Illusion

5 years ago Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Houdini exposed fake Spiritualist practices by having himself photographed with the "ghost" of Abraham Lincoln. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. Article...

CalTech’s flying, walking, slacklining, skateboarding robot

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Science & Technology

CalTech’s flying, walking, slacklining, skateboarding robot

5 years ago Curated by Theresa Wysocki

The Kid Should See This, curated by Rion Nakaya one week ago. “There are lots of bipedal robots out there,...

Lessons from history on climate and pandemics: Books in brief

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Art, Design & Technology

Lessons from history on climate and pandemics: Books in brief

5 years ago Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Book review by Andrew Robinson. Nature - October 22, 2021. Andrew Robinson reviews five of the week’s best science picks....

Serving science and the Church as the Pope’s astronomer

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Science & Technology

Serving science and the Church as the Pope’s astronomer

5 years ago Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Brother Guy Consolmagno is director of the Vatican Observatory and president of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. Credit: Francesco...