Wikipedia article of the day is Quine–Putnam indispensability argument. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Quine–Putnam indispensability argument reasons that we should believe in abstract mathematical objects such as numbers and sets because mathematics is indispensable to science. One of the most important ideas in the philosophy of mathematics, it is credited to W. V. Quine […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on November 19, 2023: Representation of King Ramesses II on his chariot during the Battle of Kadesh against the Hittite Empire (13th century BC). Bas-relief of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is To Be Loved (Adele song). Check it out: Article-Link Summary: “To Be Loved” is a song by English singer Adele (pictured) from her fourth studio album, 30 (2021). Adele wrote the song with Tobias Jesso Jr., who produced it with Shawn Everett. It was released by Columbia Records as the […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on November 18, 2023: Daedalea quercina. Location, De Famberhorst. Focus stack of 21 photos. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Alan Shepard. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Alan Shepard (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961 he became the second person and the first American to travel into space, and in 1971 he walked on the Moon (pictured). Shepard saw […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on November 17, 2023: This 18th-century stained glass window depicts Elizabeth of Hungary, whose feast day is today. It is located in the City Museum of Ljubljana (Ljubljana, Slovenia). More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Australiformis. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Australiformis is a monotypic genus of acanthocephalans (thorny-headed or spiny-headed parasitic worms) that infest marsupials in Australia and New Guinea. The worm’s body consists of a long trunk and a proboscis armed with hooks which it uses to pierce and hold the gut […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Interstate 40 in Tennessee. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: In Tennessee, Interstate 40 (I-40) runs from west to east, from the Mississippi River at the Arkansas border to the Blue Ridge Mountains at the North Carolina state line. Paralleling the older U.S. Route 70 corridor, I-40 passes through Tennessee’s three largest […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on November 16, 2023: Solitary tree in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Jessie Murray. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Jessie Murray (1867–1920) was a British psychoanalyst and suffragette who studied medicine at the University of Durham and University College London. Murray and her close friend Julia Turner opened the Medico-Psychological Clinic (site pictured) in 1913, a pioneering entity that provided psychological […]