Okay – I admit it: I’m a freakin nerd. I felt compelled to answer a question on Quora along the lines of the question above. What does that say about me? But to the topic! Here in Germany the career … Continue reading →
Yesterday Stephen Hawking left planet Earth, where, arguably, his mind spent very little time anyway. For reasons known only to the committee in charge, he never received a Nobel Prize, although he may easily have deserved two: one for the … Continue reading →
For me, the scientist, the stark difference between public “discourse” and the problems we are really facing, globally, in this century, causes an almost unbearable soul wrenching pain. Here is an example from within my scientific communities — warnings that largely go … Continue reading →
