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Soma (Brave New World) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_(Brave_New_World)) Soma is a fictional, happiness-inducing drug in Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World (1932). (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_(Brave_New_World)) Soma, a narcotic tranquilizer in tablet and vapor form, is regularly taken by all members of society in order to produce feelings of euphoric happiness. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_(Brave_New_World)) In the novel, soma is an "opiate of the masses" that replaces religion and alcohol in a peaceful, but immoral, high-tech society far in the future. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_(Brave_New_World)) The name of the drug in the story is based on Soma, the stimulant drink used in ancient Aryan (Indo-Iranian) rituals, in particular those of Vedic India. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_(Brave_New_World)) SoMa (South of Market) is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_of_Market,_San_Francisco,_California) Most San Franciscans prefer to refer to the neighborhood by its full name, South of Market, though there is a trend to shorten the name to SOMA or SoMa, probably in reference to SoHo (South of Houston) in New York City, and, in turn, Soho in London. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_of_Market,_San_Francisco,_California) Alamo Square · Anza Vista · Balboa Park · Bernal Heights · The Castro · Cathedral Hill · Chinatown · Civic Center · Cole Valley · Crocker-Amazon · Diamond Heights · Dogpatch · Duboce Triangle · Embarcadero · Eureka Valley · Excelsior · Fillmore · Financial District · Fisherman's Wharf · Forest Hill · Glen Park · Golden Gate Park · Haight-Ashbury · Hayes Valley · Hunters Point · Japantown · Little Saigon · Lower Haight · Lower Pacific Heights · Marina District · Mission Bay · Mission District · Mount Davidson · Nob Hill · Noe Valley · North Beach · Ocean Beach · Pacific Heights · Park Merced · Parkside · Potrero Hill · Presidio of San Francisco · Richmond District · Russian Hill · Sea Cliff · South of Market (SoMa) · St. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_of_Market,_San_Francisco,_California) Soma has been discussed in detail by Martin Gardner and John Horton Conway, and the book Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays contains a detailed analysis of the Soma-cube problem. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_cube) The Soma cube is a solid dissection puzzle invented by Piet Hein during a lecture on quantum mechanics conducted by Werner Heisenberg. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_cube)
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