Venkatesh Rao ☀️
@vgr
Michael Faraday was an enigmatic bridge figure between premodern and modern science. Fascinating far-ranging influence based on inspired experiential work. Modern science is mostly a series of footnotes to Faraday.. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Faraday
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John Grant
@jlg
"... Michael Faraday had a different value proposition. For him, it was all about how do we make physics, the natural world, seeable to everyone? ... Faraday's lifeworks in generating value for society was, not just the scientist aspect, ... but creating visible artifacts ..." https://youtu.be/z1uOsg2-LTA?t=2100
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Connor McCormick ~ jtrending
@nor
I love systems with this sort of activation function. TIL about a new one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_paradox_(electrochemistry)
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