Latest @youngpolymaths article, covering one of the greatest scientists of all time:
Madame Marie Curie 🧪
1. First ever *two-time* Noble Prize winner (physics & chemistry)
2. Known as the Mother of Radiology for her discovery & application
https://t.co/RUfbGrSiDO
What came first: the product or the community?
There’s a difference b/w designing a solution & designing a solution *for someone.*
Fresh out of the oven, we continue our deep dive into our product design process: User Personas.
https://t.co/0YqteBNX6x
Latest out in the @youngpolymaths series:
Galileo Galilei 🔭
Incredible list of accomplishments, but more impressively his resilience through it all.
Faced significant pressure financially & legally (aka Church charges) his entire life.
https://t.co/exhu9PBUU8
The next subject in the @youngpolymaths series, the Russian Da Vinci:
Mikhaïl Lomonosov
The embodiment of 18-century Russian enlightenment, his cultural significance rivals that of Ben Franklin. Prolific in both the arts & sciences👇🏽
https://t.co/pxzCtQSOL5
The mesmerizing Feynman Diagram.
First introduced to the public 1948, it changed the way we thought about the structure of our universe & revolutionized quantum physics by demonstrating the transition of energy & particle transfer in a succinct, visual model.
Bitcoin skeptics are good for Bitcoin in the long run. Bitcoin is math, not a company with a PR department. If people were gullible to BTC, the crypto ecosystem would proliferate with scammers that would inevitably be exposed, which would set impede global adoption significantly
Specialization is one of the pillars of civilization.
But today, super-specialization gives rise to in-group bias, hurting innovation.
The world needs more #polymaths, able to apply skills from different fields quickly.
@DavidEpstein brilliantly makes this case in « Range ».
Quite the range as a scientist, Mary Somerville attained membership in the Royal Astronomical Society, the Royal Geographical Society, & the American Philosophical Society.
https://t.co/CtJ7QBy9JJ
Jürgen Stroop został skazany na karę śmierci za zbrodnie wojenne na Polakach i Żydach. Wyrok wykonano przez powieszenie 6 marca 1952 roku w więzieniu mokotowskim.
https://t.co/Iec4TWLDeB