THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“So much of science proceeds by telling stories.”

— Stephen J. Gould

BIRTHDAYS:

1640 Carl Rosier, Dutch baroque composer, born in Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Holy Roman Empire. Sonata I in C

1795 Carl Philipp Fohr, German painter and cartoonist

1876 Willis Carrier, American mechanical engineer and inventor best known for developing the first modern air conditioning system in 1902, which revolutionized humidity control and temperature regulation in industrial and residential settings.

1894 Norbert Wiener, American mathematician and philosopher renowned for establishing the interdisciplinary field of cybernetics, which examines regulatory systems, feedback mechanisms, and information processing in both mechanical and biological contexts.

1922 Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist renowned for creating the comic strip Peanuts, which debuted in 1950 and became one of the most widely syndicated and influential works in the history of American comics, appearing in over 2,600 newspapers worldwide by 1999.

MISCELLANEOUS:

VERY INTERESTING. First-of-Its-Kind Treatment Boosts Vision in Human Trial, Scientists Report

IN THE FUTURE, BEFORE LOCKING THINGS DOWN AGAIN (INCLUDING FREE SPEECH AND THE FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE), THE AUTHORITIES MIGHT WANT TO REACQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH THE FOLLOWING:

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration