Freedman reviews the project planning and construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope: the largest, most powerful telescope ever built.
Wendy Freedman: This new telescope might show us the beginning of the universe
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“The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon” by Brad Stone
Amazon has had a long, notable rise that has been turbulent and often controversial. Under the driven leadership of Jeff Bezos, the company has managed to succeed better than their competitors to dominate the internet not just as a retailer but as an internet company.
Stone lays out the company’s course with a good blend of stories pulled from many sources to illustrate the Amazon story. Not all rosy or gloom, Stone’s rendition of history feel fair and gives enough context to grasp the difficult decisions that often led to controversy.
Interesting tidbit: Amazon launch Amazon Web Service losing money so that competitor would be less interested in competing. It ended up giving them a massive advantage.
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Sean Carroll: Distant time and the hint of a multiverse
Carroll delves into some of his theories about the origins and potentials configurations of the universe that incorporates all of the latest findings and observations.
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Rachel Sussman: The world’s oldest living things
Sussman walks us through her collection of the oldest living organisms.
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Deborah Gordon: The emergent genius of ant colonies
Gordon talks about the amazing dynamics of any colonies. Cool facts: Queens drop their wings when they start a colony and can live 15 to 20 years.