Michel de Nostredame
[image: Nostradamus] 1503: French astrologer and physician Nostradamus, the most widely read seer of the Renaissance, was born. *Nostradamus*, also called *Michel de Notredame* or *Nostredame*, (born December 14, 1503, Saint-Rémy, France—died July 1/2, 1566, Salon), French astrologer and physician, the most widely read seer of the Renaissance.
Liberty: Individual and Society
Philosopher of the human One can only imagine how much nobler and more decent the world might be if it took more notice of Isaiah Berlin Johnny Lyons John Lyons is an author and he works in corporate communications. Before entering the business world, he tutored and lectured in politics at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. He is a contributor to the *Dublin Review of Books *and *The Times Literary Supplement*, and the author of the forthcoming book *The Philosophy of Isaiah Berlin* (2020). 3,100 words Edited by Nigel Warburton
Anarchy
Essay / The ancient world Rules or citizens? Ancient Athenian and Greek practices afford us insights into how and why to maintain real accountability in public life Melissa Lane What is anarchy? The word evokes lawlessness, a generalised disorder. But the root meaning of *anarchia* has nought to do with law or lawlessness. It is formed in classical Greek from *an-archē*, a negative or privative compound of the noun *hē* *archē*, among the meanings of which are ‘beginning, origin’; ‘first place or power, sovereignty’; and ‘magistracy, office’ – ideas connected by the power of initiat... mais »
Xico Stockinger (1919-2009) e Prof. Luiz Eduardo Robinson Achutti
[image: Image] Exposição comemora centenário de Xico Stockinger no Centro Cultural da UFRGS 1 de outubro de 2019 Em homenagem aos 100 anos de um dos mais importantes artistas plásticos do Brasil, o Centro Cultural da UFRGS prestigia a produção de Xico Stockinger (1919-2009) com a exposição Ocupação… Leia mais
O canto dos Sabiás
*Artigo do AMI|COR e primo da Dra. Valderês - Dr. Fernando Neubarth - (clicando na imagem ela pode aumentar de tamanho e facilitar a leitura).*
Moses Maimonides
[image: Maimonides, Moses] FEATURED BIOGRAPHY 1135 Moses Maimonides READ MORE
Nanjing 1937
[image: Nanjing Massacre memorial] 1937: The Japanese Imperial Army seized Nanjing , China, during the Sino-Japanese War, leading to the Nanjing Massacre, in which up to 300,000 Chinese may have been killed. A Universidade de Nanjing tem convênio com a UFRGS através do Professor Antônio Padula. Diretor do Instituto Confúcio e meu companheiro de hidroginástica. Atualmente está em visita a universidades chinesas numa comitiva da qual participa o Reitor da nossa.
Christmas?
Why Is Christmas in December? WRITTEN BY: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Volume 90% 02:49 03:56 03:56 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Christmas, the holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, is celebrated by a majority of Christians on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar. But early Christians did not celebrate his birth, and no one knows on which date Jesus was actually born (some scholars believe that the actual date was in the early spring, placing it closer to Easter, the holiday commemorating his Resurrection). The origins of the holiday and its December da... mais »
Solar voyager
TODAY'S BIG QUESTION: IS THE SUN GETTING STRANGER? WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019 ILLUSTRATION BY NASA The mission will eventually make its closest approach to the sun—a mere four million miles—in December 2024. Already, the details it is beaming back to Earth are incredibly weird, and they’re teaching us valuable lessons about the way the sun works. In particular, data from the probe should help improve forecasts of so-called space weather—solar outbursts that can imperil astronauts, knock out power grids, and fry communications satellites. So as I warm myself up with holiday partie... mais »
‘womb envy’
This pioneering female psychologist dismissed Freud’s ‘penis envy,’ and… Karen Horney retaliated with her own theory of ‘womb envy’ Stephanie Buck in Timeline5 min read Karen Horney might be most famous for proclaiming she never wanted a penis, thank you very much. And if you’re going to talk about her vagina, don’t forget the clitoris. The early 20th century psychoanalyst may have started as an admirer of Freud, but then he published an essay on penis envy that not only upended the field with a controversial take on child psychology, but also framed the personality development of you... mais »
TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year
Greta Thunberg Is TIME’s 2019 Person of the YearClimate activist Greta Thunberg has succeeded in turning vague anxieties about the planet into a worldwide movement calling for global change Why TIME Chose Greta Thunberg as the 2019 Person of the YearGreta Thunberg has become the most compelling voice on the most important issue facing the planet, writes TIME's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal The Story Behind TIME's 2019 Person of the Year CoverThe image was taken by Evgenia Arbugaeva, who grew up in the Russian Arctic, and makes photos of remote, quiet and unlikely beauty Greta Thu... mais »
Eat Lancet
The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health Can we feed a future population of 10 billion people a healthy diet within planetary boundaries? The Science
THOMAS K. SIMPSON
Descobri ontem que um dos meus gurus havia falecido já em 2007. Eu suspeitava, mas provavelmente não desejava confirmar. [image: tks.jpg] THOMAS K. SIMPSON (1927-2007) Thomas K. Simpson has an extraordinary background in the Sciences and Education. Learn More → [image: Image from Maxwell’s Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, Fig. XVII.] WHOLENESS This drawing is a plane section of the field surrounding a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field; the field from which this section is taken is, classically understood, a three-dimensional continuum which fills the world w... mais »
SBC - 75o. Congresso
*Prezados associados e congressistas*, O *75º Congresso Brasileiro de Cardiologia* será realizado de 25 a 27 de setembro de 2020, no Centro de Eventos do Ceará, Fortaleza/CE. A Comissão Executiva do Congresso (CECon/2020) já está trabalhando para proporcionar uma programação científica à altura dos nossos associados, e gostaríamos de contar com a sua valiosa contribuição. *Envie suas sugestões de temas e nome de palestrantes para o e-mail congressobrasileiro_sbc@cardiol.brLembramos que a data limite para o envio de sugestões é dia 08 de janeiro de 2020.* Ressaltamos que a Comissã... mais »
Encyclopædia Britannica
[image: Encyclopædia Britannica]FEATURED EVENT1768*Encyclopædia Britannica* first published READ MORE
Guidelines Medscape
[image: Medscape] *New Clinical PracticeGuidelines: December 2019* Stay current on new guidelines and recommendations. View Guidelines New Guidelines Including The Following: Neurogenic Bladder › Diabetes Mellitus › Awake Tracheal Intubation › Pilonidal Disease › Hypothermia › Crohn Disease › Access the latest drug and disease information and point-of-care tools at reference.medscape.com › Diseases & Conditions Drug Interaction Checker Drugs, OTCs & Herbals Calculators Slideshow Collections Procedures [image: Facebook] [image: Twitter] Forgot my Password Change my email address Upd... mais »
Human Development Report 2019
9 December 2019 [image: Twitter] [image: Facebook] [image: LinkedIn] Just Released: #HDR2019 Dear Colleague, Today, UNDP launches the 2019 Human Development Report (HDR), “Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: inequalities in human development in the 21st Century” . The report argues that a new generation of inequalities is opening up, around education, and around technology and climate change which could trigger a ‘new great divergence’ in society. For example, in countries with very high human development, subscriptions to fixed broadband are growing 15 times faste... mais »
Kindle Amazon
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Anti-Semitism
[image: United Nations, flag] 1998: The United Nations General Assembly declared anti-Semitism a form of racism .
Varíola erradicada
*Varíola* [image: smallpox vaccination] 1979: Some 10 years after the World Health Organization began a global vaccination program against smallpox , the disease was officially declared eradicated. *[Take our Viruses, Bacteria, and Diseases quiz .]* [image: Jenner, Edward] *Jenner, Edward**Edward Jenner Injecting the Vaccine into His Son*, sculpture by Giulio Monteverde, 1873; in the Palazzo Bianco, Genoa, Italy. Photos.com/Thinkst
Johan Julius Christian Sibelius
*Lembrei-me com saudade do passeio com Valderês pela Finlândia, da visita ao monumento a Sibelius e à Catedral na rocha,,,* *Jean Sibelius*, original name *Johan Julius Christian Sibelius*, (born Dec. 8, 1865, Hämeenlinna, Fin.—died Sept. 20, 1957, Järvenpää), Finnish composer, the most noted symphonic composer of Scandinavia. [image: Sibelius, photograph by Yousuf Karsh, 1949] Sibelius, photograph by Yousuf Karsh, 1949Karsh/Woodfin Camp and Associates Sibelius studied at the Finnish Normal School, the first Finnish-speaking school in Russian-held Finland, where he came into contact wi... mais »
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