THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not “Eureka!” (I found it!) but ‘That’s funny…”

— Isaac Asimov

BIRTHDAYS:

1637 Jan van der Heyden, Dutch painter and inventor (fire hose; street lighting).

1696 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian Venetian Rococo painter.

1794 Jacques Babinet, French physicist, mathematician and astronomer (contributions to optics)

1825 Hans Balatka, Moravian-American conductor (Milwaukee Musikverein; Chicago Oratorio Society), author (Condensed History of Music), and composer.

1853 Howard Pyle, American illustrator, painter and author.

1887 Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian cellist, guitarist, and conductor, and composer. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5

1934 Daniel Kahneman, Israeli-American psychologist and economist, renowned for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making.

1955 Penn Jillette, American magician, actor, comedian, musician, inventor, television presenter, and author, best known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller.

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FOCUSED PROTECTION: The Great Barrington Declaration

SCIENCE, ETHICS, AND THE NUREMBERG CODE:

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