COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

7/04/2014

Nicholas Steno


The Most Groundbreaking Scientist You've Never Heard Of


Nicolas Steno's goal? The pursuit of the beauty of the as yet unknown.








Published on Oct 1, 2013

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Seventeenth-century Danish geologist Nicolas Steno earned his chops at a young age, studying cadavers and drawing anatomic connections between species. Steno made out-sized contributions to the field of geology, influencing Charles Lyell, James Hutton and Charles Darwin. Addison Anderson recounts Steno's little-known legacy and lauds his insistence on empiricism over blind theory.

Lesson by Addison Anderson, animation by Anton Bogaty.

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