Thinking seven

Deeply rooted in the cultures around the world, 7 is simply a practical number that makes life easier for all of us. Since George A. Miller, a respected professor of psychology at Princeton University, introduced his theory of “The Magical Number 7” in 1956: our short-term memory is generally considered to have the capacity for […]

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Believe in seven

Every religion and culture assigns a special place to the number 7. The Jewish Torah and the Christian Old Testament recount that God rested on and sanctified the 7th day, and in the Roman Catholic belief, there are 7 sacraments. Of course, the 7 Deadly Sins and the 7 Virtues that are well known in […]

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Happy 7 Wonders Day

On 7 July (07.07) the 7 Wonders Day I like to encourage people to be active — in every sense — not only to celebrate the officially elected New 7 Wonders of the World, but also to come up with their own ideas of wonders. On this day I invite everyone to become active in […]

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Seven everywhere

When people are asked to choose a number between one and 10, the most popular choice is 7, all over the world. 7 is a number that appears in nearly every facet of human life. Here are just a few examples: 7 is the number of periods (or rows) of elements on the periodic table […]

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Seven is the one

When Philon of Byzantium declared the Ancient 7 Wonders, the then-known world was very small, spanning around the Eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. Today, of course, we are aware of the 7 continents that make up the globe—our known world is much larger than that of 2,000 years ago. Should this mean that there […]

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