July 26

From Gnomon Chronicles


Better Than News

  • "Amanita" is a song by Elton Shaman about the fly agaric mushroom.

    "Amanita" is a song by Elton Shaman about the fly agaric mushroom.

  • Amanita Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Hyphae is a 2006 comedy sports mycology abuse film starring Will Farrell and John Allegro.

    Amanita Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Hyphae is a 2006 comedy sports mycology abuse film starring Will Farrell and John Allegro.

  • Mycelia and Myceliation is a 1981 philosophical treatise by sociologist Jean Baudrillard which examines the relationships between reality, symbols, and fungal mycelium, in particular the significations and symbolism of fungal culture media involved in constructing an understanding of shared existence.

    Mycelia and Myceliation is a 1981 philosophical treatise by sociologist Jean Baudrillard which examines the relationships between reality, symbols, and fungal mycelium, in particular the significations and symbolism of fungal culture media involved in constructing an understanding of shared existence.

  • "Mycelia" is a song by Simon & Garfunkel.

    "Mycelia" is a song by Simon & Garfunkel.

  • One Trick Boxer is an Avant-garde biographical documentary thriller film directed by Jennifer Lynch and Robert M. Young, starring Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon.

    One Trick Boxer is an Avant-garde biographical documentary thriller film directed by Jennifer Lynch and Robert M. Young, starring Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon.

Beyond Plausible

  • Maltese-Dick is a 1941 whaling crime drama film directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor. It is loosely based on the 1851 novel of the same name by Herman Melville.

    Maltese-Dick is a 1941 whaling crime drama film directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor. It is loosely based on the 1851 novel of the same name by Herman Melville.

In Other Words

Are You Sure

• ... that mathematician Emmy Noether introduced what became known as Noether's theorem; and that the theorem has been called "one of the most important mathematical theorems ever proved in guiding the development of modern physics, possibly on a par with the Pythagorean theorem"?

• ... that Bow Geste is a 1939 American Christmas drama film about the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable Christmas present from the country house of a relative?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1502: Christian Egenolff born. He will be the first important printer and publisher operating from Frankfurt-am-Main.

    1502: Christian Egenolff born. He will be the first important printer and publisher operating from Frankfurt-am-Main.

  • 1684: Mathematician and philosopher Elena Cornaro Piscopia dies. She was one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university, and the first to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree.

    1684: Mathematician and philosopher Elena Cornaro Piscopia dies. She was one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university, and the first to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree.

  • 1894: Writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley born. He will be widely acknowledged as one of the pre-eminent intellectuals of his time.

    1894: Writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley born. He will be widely acknowledged as one of the pre-eminent intellectuals of his time.

  • 1918: Emmy Noether introduced what became known as Noether's theorem, from which conservation laws are deduced for symmetries of angular momentum, linear momentum, and energy.

    1918: Emmy Noether introduced what became known as Noether's theorem, from which conservation laws are deduced for symmetries of angular momentum, linear momentum, and energy.

  • 1925: Mathematician, logician, and philosopher Gottlob Frege dies. Though largely ignored during his lifetime, his work influenced later generations of logicians and philosophers.

    1925: Mathematician, logician, and philosopher Gottlob Frege dies. Though largely ignored during his lifetime, his work influenced later generations of logicians and philosophers.

  • 1941: Mathematician and academic Henri Lebesgue dies. He developed a theory of integration which generalizes the 17th century concept of integration (summing the area between an axis and the curve of a function defined for that axis).

    1941: Mathematician and academic Henri Lebesgue dies. He developed a theory of integration which generalizes the 17th century concept of integration (summing the area between an axis and the curve of a function defined for that axis).

  • 1997: Mathematician and academic Kunihiko Kodaira dies. He did distinguished work in algebraic geometry and the theory of complex manifolds, winning the Fields medal in 1954.

    1997: Mathematician and academic Kunihiko Kodaira dies. He did distinguished work in algebraic geometry and the theory of complex manifolds, winning the Fields medal in 1954.

  • 2000: Mathematician and academic John Tukey dies. He made important contributions to statistical analysis, including the box plot.

    2000: Mathematician and academic John Tukey dies. He made important contributions to statistical analysis, including the box plot.

Topic of the Day

Automobiles

  • "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Gremlins" is a country music song about the perils of raising children to be AMC Gremlin automobiles.

    "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Gremlins" is a country music song about the perils of raising children to be AMC Gremlin automobiles.

  • Do Elons Dream of Electric Jeep? is a novel by mechanical engineer Chip "Pink Riddle" Kid about a post-petroleum economy where Earth's billionaires have been replaced by androids, leaving most millionaires endangered or extinct. The main plot follows [REDACTED], a Dot-Com Boom millionaire who is tasked with "retiring" (i.e. stealing and reverse-engineering) six escaped Nexus-6 model Jeep Electric Autonomous Vehicles, while a secondary plot follows [REDACTED], a man of sub-par wealth who aids the fugitive Jeep.

    Do Elons Dream of Electric Jeep? is a novel by mechanical engineer Chip "Pink Riddle" Kid about a post-petroleum economy where Earth's billionaires have been replaced by androids, leaving most millionaires endangered or extinct. The main plot follows [REDACTED], a Dot-Com Boom millionaire who is tasked with "retiring" (i.e. stealing and reverse-engineering) six escaped Nexus-6 model Jeep Electric Autonomous Vehicles, while a secondary plot follows [REDACTED], a man of sub-par wealth who aids the fugitive Jeep.

  • Lux Fiat is a Vatican-Italian automobile manufacturer.

    Lux Fiat is a Vatican-Italian automobile manufacturer.

  • Taxi Joker is an historical American drama film about taxi drivers coping with clown violence on the job.

    Taxi Joker is an historical American drama film about taxi drivers coping with clown violence on the job.

  • Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang (LCCBB) is a downloadable, user-reprogrammable cologne. The bottle's distinctive automobile design has an unusual feature — two decorative spare tires which conceal a Fleming valve. When activated, the valve emits "putt-putts" of ionized cologne.

    Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang (LCCBB) is a downloadable, user-reprogrammable cologne. The bottle's distinctive automobile design has an unusual feature — two decorative spare tires which conceal a Fleming valve. When activated, the valve emits "putt-putts" of ionized cologne.

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