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A light from the periphery

A light from the periphery

Aeon Magazine · Somaditya (Soma) Banerjee

January 20, 202626m 43s

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The life of Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose illuminates how scientific genius can emerge from the most unexpected quarters.

Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that help us make sense of ourselves and the world. We ask the big, existentially significant questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on philosophy, science, psychology, society and culture. Each episode features a narrated Aeon essay, a journey into expert concepts and stories that provoke, enrich and expand our horizons.

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History of scienceQuantum theoryPhysics