"The Story of Mankind" is a 1957 American film directed by Irwin Allen. The film is a science fiction and fantasy anthology that seeks to depict humanity's struggle throughout history and imagines a future for mankind. The narrative is framed as a courtroom trial taking place in a celestial setting, where representatives from various points in human history are brought before a judge (played by Cedric Hardwicke) to argue the merits and failings of humankind.

"American Prometheus" is a biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who is often called the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project during World War II. The book was written by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin and was published in 2005. It explores Oppenheimer's life, his contributions to science, the moral complexities of nuclear weapons, and the impact of his work on politics and society.

"Barbenheimer" is a portmanteau that emerged from the simultaneous release of two highly anticipated films in July 2023: "Barbie," directed by Greta Gerwig, and "Oppenheimer," directed by Christopher Nolan. The contrasting themes and tones of the two films—"Barbie" being a colorful, whimsical exploration of identity and feminism, and "Oppenheimer" being a serious biographical drama about J.

"Cloak and Dagger" is a 1946 film directed by Fritz Lang, which combines elements of espionage and romance. The film stars Gary Cooper as a professor who becomes embroiled in spy activities during World War II. The story is set against the backdrop of the war, where Cooper's character, a scientist working on a secret atomic bomb project, is drawn into a web of intrigue involving espionage and betrayal.

"Doctor Atomic" is an opera composed by John Adams, with a libretto by Peter Sellars. The opera premiered in 2005 and is focused on the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, which developed the first atomic bombs during World War II.

"Escape from Hell" is a novel written by the American author Larry Niven, published in 2009. The story serves as a sequel to Dante Alighieri's "Inferno" and explores themes of redemption, morality, and the consequences of one's actions. The plot follows a group of characters who find themselves in Hell and their attempts to escape it, drawing on Niven's characteristic blend of science fiction and fantasy elements.

"Oppenheimer" is a biographical drama film directed by Christopher Nolan, released in July 2023. The film is based on the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a prominent physicist who played a crucial role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project. The screenplay is adapted from the biography "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.

"Super Columbine Massacre RPG!" is a video game created by the independent developer expressionist Jonason Pauley and released in 2005. The game is a controversial and polarizing work that attempts to address the Columbine High School shooting that occurred in April 1999. It is designed in the style of a role-playing game (RPG), reminiscent of classic 16-bit titles, and uses pixel art graphics.

"Take Aim" can refer to various concepts, depending on the context. Here are a few possibilities: 1. **General Meaning**: The phrase "take aim" typically means to direct one's focus or intention towards a specific goal or target. It can be used in both literal contexts (like aiming a weapon) and metaphorical contexts (like setting personal goals).

The Busy beaver scale allows us to gauge the difficulty of proving certain (yet unproven!) mathematical conjectures!

To to this, people have reduced certain mathematical problems to deciding the halting problem of a specific Turing machine.

A good example is perhaps the Goldbach's conjecture. We just make a Turing machine that successively checks for each even number of it is a sum of two primes by naively looping down and trying every possible pair. Let the machine halt if the check fails. So this machine halts iff the Goldbach's conjecture is false! See also Conjecture reduction to a halting problem.

Therefore, if we were able to compute $BB(n)$, we would be able to prove those conjectures automatically, by letting the machine run up to $BB(n)$, and if it hadn't halted by then, we would know that it would never halt.

Of course, in practice, $BB$ is generally uncomputable, so we will never know it. And furthermore, even if it were computable, it would take a lot longer than the age of the universe to compute any of it, so it would be useless.

However, philosophically speaking at least, the number of states of the equivalent Turing machine gives us a philosophical idea of the complexity of the problem.

The busy beaver scale is likely mostly useless, since we are able to prove that many non-trivial Turing machines do halt, often by reducing problems to simpler known cases. But still, it is cute.

But maybe, just maybe, reduction to Turing machine form could be useful. E.g. The Busy Beaver Challenge and other attempts to solve BB(5) have come up with large number of automated (usually parametrized up to a certain threshold) Turing machine decider programs that automatically determine if certain (often large numbers of) Turing machines run forever.

So it it not impossible that after some reduction to a standard Turing machine form, some conjecture just gets automatically brute-forced by one of the deciders, this is a path to

"Die Harmonie der Welt" (The Harmony of the World) is an opera in three acts by the German composer Paul Hindemith. It was first performed in 1952. The opera is based on the life and work of the astronomer Johannes Kepler, focusing on his quest to understand the universe through the mathematical relationships of celestial bodies.

"Discoveries" by Ernesto Guido is a book that explores various themes related to knowledge, exploration, and the human experience. The work delves into the nature of discovery itself, examining how individuals and cultures encounter new ideas, inventions, and perspectives. Through a combination of personal anecdotes, philosophical insights, and illustrative examples, Guido reflects on how discoveries shape our understanding of the world and influence our lives.

"Kepler" is a novel by the German author and playwright Ewald Arenz. The book, published in 2020, is a fictionalized account of the life of the renowned astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler, who is famous for his laws of planetary motion and contributions to the scientific revolution. The novel presents Kepler's struggles, both personal and professional, as he faces challenges in a time of significant religious and scientific upheaval in the late Renaissance.

The European Crystallographic Association (ECA) is an organization that promotes the study and application of crystallography in Europe. Founded in 1997, the ECA aims to foster international collaboration among scientists and researchers in the field of crystallography, a branch of science that studies the arrangement of atoms in crystalline solids. The ECA organizes conferences, workshops, and educational activities to enhance communication and collaboration within the crystallographic community.

The International Organization for Biological Crystallization (IOBC) is an organization dedicated to the dissemination and advancement of knowledge in the field of biological crystallization. This includes the study of proteins and other biological macromolecules in crystalline form, which is essential for understanding their structure and function.