3 ms·
Quanta is such a top notch publication. I am consistently impressed with the quality of their writing. Great article on geometry, particularly a nice explanati
by zomglings 7y ago
Quanta is such a top notch publication. I am consistently impressed with the quality of their writing.
Great article on geometry, particularly a nice explanation of the flat torus, and of whether things can or cannot be measured locally.
- uoaei 7y agoQuanta is really good, I agree. It seems to me like a reincarnation of Popular Science at its peak. If you like similar work, check out Nautilus. For more philosophical tangents, Aeon is great as well.
- airstrike 7y ago+1. Seems Firefox (or Pocket) is always suggesting articles from those 3 places to me in the new tab, and I'm happy for that.
- gavinray 7y agoI had the exact same thought while reading the article. Not the first I've read by far, but perhaps one of the few publications that consistently puts out short-form masterpieces.
- TheOtherHobbes 7y agoAgreed - it's unusually well written. The author is a topologist as well as a science writer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_Klarreich https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_Klarreich
- mentalpiracy 7y agoQuanta is a project launched and funded by the Simons Foundation, a nonprofit that does absolutely incredible work to support ongoing international scientific collaboration in a wide array of disciplines. Quanta is independently edited and not a direct organ of the Foundation (at least, afaik), but I've always felt like Quanta's stellar quality is a direct reflection of how seriously they take their mission.