New: Sen. Elizabeth Warren tells me Harvard should sever ties with Larry Summers, putting new pressure on the school to hold Summers accountable for his intimate friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Summer "cannot be trusted" to teach students, she says:
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Today is Matt Power's fiftieth birthday. He's ten years gone. On Saturday we went to the Scratcher, read out his stuff and toasted the guy. I loved him.
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This passage from “Disturbing the Universe” perfectly illustrates Freeman Dyson’s unique gifts and wisdom in being able to combine insights into science with insights into human beings, in this case Oppenheimer and Teller.
Want even more brilliant scientists struggling to balance their messy personal lives with the stress of creating nuclear weapons a la #Oppenheimer? Then you need to watch the brilliant WGN America series MANHATTAN stat: https://t.co/T25AR4if9t
Opening day of Oppenheimer seems like a good one to mention that one of the best and most criminally underwatched TV series of the past decade is "Manhattan" -- also about development of the a-bomb, but focuses on the "regular" scientists and their wives, not the famous guy.
Oppenheads, two seasons of Manhattan awaits you. You'll see all your favorites: Oppy, General Groves, Jean Tatlock, Niels Bohr, Sarah Snook's twerpy ex from Succession, the star of CBS' Evil, the dadcop from Stranger Things, Olivia Williams,