Australian fairy circles first to be found outside Africa Discovery adds to mystery of how polka-dot patterns in grasslands form By Susan Milius , 14:40 PM March 15, 2016 Beyond the small mining town of Newman in Western Australia lie the first fairy circles scientists have described outside of Africa. These patches of bare soil dot outback grasslands in almost regular polka-dot patterns,
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Living only for the present, using up natural resources, polluting the environment without considering future generations — can humans ever change? Lawyer and popular-culture lecturer Abrams and her husband Primack, an astrophysicist noted for his work on dark matter, argue that people might, if only they learned a little cosmology.
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Echoing the words of Joseph Campbell, who studied the myths of ancient and modern peoples,
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Abrams and Primack are careful to explain that they’re not discounting religion as a way for people to connect with each other and understand the meaning of the universe. But the authors believe that by understanding concepts of cosmology, a more global understanding of the human role in the cosmos will emerge.
“We need to feel in our bones that something much bigger is going on than our petty quarrels and our obsession with getting and spending,
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The authors tell the cosmology story well and illustrate it with stunning images, in the book and online at . But it’s unclear whether a universal understanding of cosmic origins can ever take hold, since those who disagree may never pick up the book in the first place.?
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