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That’s one of the many basic lessons Ms Ellen Chisa learned while in business school (read her entire essay here): “There were a couple distinctly different attitudes in the [classroom]. I genuinely try to give advice that helps the person who … Continue reading →

Stunned…my heart goes out to John & Alicia & family.An amazing partnership. Beautiful minds, beautiful hearts. https://t.co/XF4V9MBwU4 — Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) May 24, 2015 According to this report in nj.com, John and Alicia Nash died in a car accident on the New … Continue reading →

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James Joyce not exactly a publisher's dream on the copy-editing front. pic.twitter.com/epS0nYp9X3 — Rupert Thomson (@RupertThomson1) May 18, 2015 Hat tip: Robert at 101 books.

Cuba became a republic on 20 May 1902. Supporters of the Cuban Revolution criticize the Cuban Republic of 1902-1958 as a U.S. colony, but weren’t the people of Cuba more free and far better off back then than they are now?

What about the four-color theorem? Hat Tip: SteakWay (via reddit).

Assembly instructions from Hell. pic.twitter.com/zCzXUXpRrF — Cliff Pickover (@pickover) May 15, 2015

“Nine months of each year, he devoted himself obsessively to scientific work …, and then for three summer months he enjoyed gardening, art, music, philosophy, and literature in his family’s summer residence, with science seemingly forgotten.” Who are we talking … Continue reading →