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Daily Archives: 12 November 2014
What Makes a Breakthrough?
Until a few days ago, I’d never really thought very much about the Breakthrough Prize, a huge collection of prizes created by Mark Zuckerberg and friends. Or, more precisely a smallish collection of huge prizes, the big ones each being … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, Breakthrough Prize, Communicating Science, Longitude Prize, Saul Perlmutter, Science Funding, YourLIfe
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“The Whipping Man”–don’t miss it!
Over two years ago, I blogged in this space about “A Secular Passover” and discussed, among other issues, American Jews of the confederate south around the time of the civil war. Caleb (Andy Prescott), John (Luther Simon) and Simon (Carl … Continue reading
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