Of course the question of patriotism vs nationalism matters. Otherwise, why post about it? The better question, of course, is why the difference matters. That’s what I want to explore today. Patriotism vs Nationalism: What Patriotism Is The definition of patriotism, at its base, is wanting to see one’s country do well. Cheering your national […]
Category: Intellectual History
Enrico Fermi Sustains a Nuclear Reaction
December 2 of 1942 was a critical day in the history of the twentieth century. On that day, Italian scientist Enrico Fermi, working under the stands of Stagg Field in Chicago, achieved the first self-sustaining nuclear reaction in history. In an event fraught with meaning for the future safety of life on earth, Fermi created […]
The Scientific Method
The value of the scientific method can, perhaps, be summed up in the following verses from English poet Alexander Pope. Nature and Nature’s Laws lay hid in Night: God said, “Let Newton be!” and all was light. –Alexander Pope The above bit of verse might be mediocre, but it sums up a change developing in […]