THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

“The difference between genius and mediocrity is that genius is always questioning.”

— Albert Einstein

BIRTHDAYS:

1692 Pieter Musschenbroek, Dutch mathematician and physician (Leyden jar).

1726 Joseph Anton Steffan [Josef Antonín Štěpán], Bohemian harpsichordist and composer, born in Kopidlno, Kingdom of Bohemia. Piano Concerto in E-fat major

1790 Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver.

1862 Vilhelm Bjerknes, Norwegian-American physicist and meteorologist.

1879 Albert Einstein, German-born theoretical physicist who is best known for developing the theory of relativity.

MISCELLANEOUS:

BEING A SENATOR MEANS NEVER HAVING TO SAY YOU’RE SORRY. Jay Bhattacharya’s Confirmation Hearing Was an Embarrassment for Democrats

TAKE A BREAK FROM DOOMSCROLLING. Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet

IT’S NOT EVEN A NEW IDEA. No Downsides for Nuclear Powered Spacecraft for Mars and Beyond

COVID 19 LOCKDOWNS – REQUIRED READING.

PUBLISHED IN 2006: Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

FOCUSED PROTECTION: The Great Barrington Declaration

SCIENCE, ETHICS, AND THE NUREMBERG CODE:

Declaration of Canadian Physicians for Science and Truth

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