Category Archives: Mysteries of Life

Mysteries of Life: A bit of bitter laughter (and three skeletons) out of Egypt

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Naomi

From 538 Significant Digits: 3 skeletons You may have heard about a large black sarcophagus uncovered by archaeologists in Egypt a few weeks ago. It hadn’t been touched for two millennia. Well, those brave souls decided to open it up. … Continue reading →

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Mysteries of Life: emojis, Girl Scouts and Galileo

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Naomi

From 538 Significant Digits: 70 new emojis Yesterday, God help us, was World Emoji Day. In honor of this “occasion,” Apple unveiled 70 new emojis, including a kangaroo, parrot, peacock, mango, lettuce and cupcake. Hip techie-foodie zookeepers are presumably thrilled. … Continue reading →

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Mysteries of life: bees

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Naomi

This is a wow, from 538 Significant Digits: The number 0 Bees understand nothing. That is, they understand the concept of the number zero, a concept it typically takes human children years to grasp and for which even the ancient … Continue reading →

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