Albert

‘Simple Relativities (Your Imagination)’: Why I made this Albert Einstein homage music video

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So, why in the name of the cosmos am I LARP-ing Albert Einstein as a 1950s-stye doo-wop group?!  Well, I wanted to make you smile in these very tense times.  The spark:  It began as a COVID-19 fever hallucination. I had the bug for seven weeks, back in the pre-vaccine days. Lying medicated on the … Read more

Happy birthday, Albert Einstein. We need you right now. (Op-Ed)

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Albert Einstein was allergic to authoritarians.  His dislike of dogma, playful nature, and ability to constructively concentrate let him visualize unorthodox ways the universe might operate. Some of these proved to be true. Daydreaming his way to deeper understandings was his superpower. It can be ours, too.  Through internal journeys of pure thought, Einstein looked … Read more

Albert Einstein: His life, theories and impact on science

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Albert Einstein is often cited as one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century. His work continues to help astronomers study everything from gravitational waves to Mercury‘s orbit.  The scientist’s equation that helped explain special relativity – E = mc^2 – is famous even among those who don’t understand its underlying physics. Einstein is … Read more