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Lars and I discussed the recent Oscars, notably the win for "Oppenheimer," the biopic about the physicist who headed the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bombs during the 1940s.  I shared my connections to the Manhattan Project, in

My children both want homes, but they, like many of their generation, find that this American dream is beyond their reach. Why is housing so expensive?

Holden Thorp, the editor-in-chief of the prestigious journal Science, de

  File this under remembering the past.

“Fräulein Noether was the most significant creative mathematical genius thus far produced since the higher education of women began.

“Fräulein Noether was the most significant creative mathematical genius thus far produced since the higher education of women began.

The dataset comes from TrinetX, a data aggregating “broker,” providing data from electronic health records (EHRs)" and a multitude of other sources for public and private research, in this instance, “largely from academic medical centers and affil

The shame and blame game for COVID continues, with Senator Rand and Elon Musk suggesting that Dr. Fauci go on trial. But what I personally find disconcerting, although not surprising, is that few people remember the fear of those early days.

COVID, the "stomach flu", RSV, influenza, measles, and the common cold all have two things in common: 1) They are all highly contagious; 2) They are all caused by viruses and will make you miserable.

This one is for Thom, our President and a very avid coffee drinker. The dirty dozen fruits and vegetables were not enough; now, the Environmental Work Group is coming after decaffeinated coffee.