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There is absolutely a thriving tech scene in Europe. Here is for example a list gaming companies in Sweden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_game_companies_o...
The History of Sexuality (French: L'Histoire de la sexualité) is a four-volume study of sexuality in the Western world by the French historian and philosopher Michel Foucault, in which the author examines the emergence of "sexuality" as a discursive object and separate sphere of life and argues that the notion that every individual has a sexuality is a relatively recent development in Western societies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Sexuality

Re:A Polar Vortex collapse sequence has begun on Sunday January 10, 2021 @07:43AM (#25714140)
The warm period in December has a word in Norwegian: kakelinna, traditionally thought to be caused by excessive baking before Christmas. https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakelinna
On cue China made a remark after the protest in India that these protests like these would not occur in Chinese factories...
Re:When Einstein Tilted at Windmills on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @04:13AM (#25207320)
I had never looked into the history of ideas leading up to general relativity. The terminology is so different than other physics and it seems to answer questions that I have never seen referenced. This article give a glimpse into the intellectual history and why it came to be. Though I found the end of the article a little unclear.
The Pink Panther films are also hilarious parodies of this genre. Peter Sellers as inspector Jacques Clouseau is a blast
Re:Engineers produce a fisheye lens that’s completely flat on Saturday September 19, 2020 @02:45AM (#24525672)
Here is a video explaining the difference between a Fresnel lens and a photon sieve: Photon sieves used to visualise optical wave front propagation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TshYfYIxR9E

Re:Physics is stuck on Sunday September 13, 2020 @04:11AM (#24459308)
Isn't this an idealization myth of the scientific method? I'm pretty sure some kind of observation prior to forming the theory will account for many theories.