Enrico Fermi: "I'm getting rusty and old—I cannot follow the highbrow theory developed by Oppenheimer's pupils anymore. I went to their seminar and was depressed by my inability to understand them. Only the last sentence cheered me up: 'And this is Fermi's theory of beta decay.'"
My daughter tried the first prototype of Super Teacher when she was 5. Now she's 7, and the app is available on the App Store. https://t.co/r00qC7A45g They grow up so fast! ❤️😭
I received another disappointing un-fundable score for my @NIH grant today. I am privileged, and I realize no-one wants to hear me complain. Just sharing to make the point that everyone experiences this kind of feedback, and that it never stops from stinging! 1/3
What if I told you there was a single intervention we could deliver in our cities that would cool them during heatwaves, reduce flooding, scrub pollutants from the air, boost biodiversity, improve public health, and even reduce crime? You wouldn't believe me. But it's true.
Impressive how creative some folks can be, even with something as cerebral as the presidential debates.
https://t.co/McodnHGZ2e
Having Weird A Yankovic as the moderator may be a good way to keep these debates in 'check'. :-)
To invent new reasons for a decision every time our leaders need to justify anything is pathetic and unworthy. I may have been unhappy with some decisions, but at least I felt that I knew the rules of the game. Now the kids with the ball change the rules in the middle of the game
Together, we have signed up over 300k new poll workers to ensure a safe and secure election in November. You all keep us going, so thank you! Today, take a second to tell a friend why you #PowerThePolls and encourage them to do the same! Together we can defend democracy 🗳💪
In Singapore, if you opt out of the organ-donor scheme you go to the bottom of the list for transplants. Wouldn't that be a good idea for masks: if you opt out of wearing one you go to the bottom of the list for coronavirus treatment?
Treat yourself to a couple of minutes of feeling good. These babies are wearing hearing aids, and for the first time they're hearing what is being said to them.