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Here is the second entry in this series. Let’s get this out of the way: Albert Einstein was the pre-eminent genius physicist of the twentieth century, a man famous and exalted—and deservedly so—for his contributions to science.[1] But yes, he did come down on the wrong side of certain controversies of his time. The question below refers not to some minor or incomprehensible detail in theories of relativity, qua

Here in 2025, the fate of the good ship U.S.S. United States has yet to be written, but the bad news is that we’ve struck the orange-tinted iceberg and have been taking on water on all decks. We are called to stand our ground and raise our voices in protest, but I also have heard it argued that we must continue doing what we can continue to do. In my case, that’s teach some science lessons. So here goes t

Our evening on the town—Boston, specifically—was a big success. At the restaurant, we dined outdoors in the amazingly gorgeous springtime weather. We enjoyed not only the delicious dinner but people-watching the happy pedestrians with whom we shared the sidewalk, facing the Public Gardens. Then came the show at the sumptuous Schubert Theater, where I accessed the electronic tickets on my cell phone without a hitch. B