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3 weeks ago3w

Posted by Marionville

23rd July 1961…American opera singer Grace Bumbry becomes the first black singer to perform at the Bayreuth Festival, Germany, she earns 42 curtain calls.

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3 weeks ago3w

Posted by wildgarden

For my fellow geezers - music beyond 1979.

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1 month ago1m

Posted by yvilletom

To the extent that the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not true; and to the extent that they are true, they do not refer to reality . .......Albert Einstein

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1 month ago1m

Posted by euG5555

Einstein explained gravity over one hundred years ago: He said it was warped space-time and told where to look for it, the bending of light in a gravitational field. He explained the bending of light was caused by space rising from the surface of the...

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General & Hellos

Jun 21Jun 21

Posted by skado

Einstein is credited as having said: If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be very intelligent, read them more fairy tales. .

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Politics

Jun 18Jun 18

Posted by snytiger6

LINKJanuary 6th Hearings Episode 1 Recap - YouTube

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Jun 13Jun 13

Posted by phxbillcee

Beau of the Fifth Column - Let's talk about $250 million, Trump, and the bigger story....

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 9Jun 9

Posted by euG5555

Push Gravity Issac Newton said that space moves through matter freely without friction. By moving through space, you experience momentum, change in momentum lags behind the change in velocity. The momentum of an object applies pressure on the object...

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Jun 9Jun 9

Posted by euG5555

Push Gravity Sir Issac Newton said that space moves through matter freely without friction. By moving through space, you experience momentum, change in momentum lags behind the change in velocity. The momentum of an object applies pressure on the ...

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Jun 9Jun 9

Posted by euG5555

Sir Issac Newton said that space moves through matter freely without friction. By moving through space, you experience momentum, change in momentum lags behind the change in velocity. The momentum of an object applies pressure on the object stopping ...

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Health & Happiness

May 29May 29

Posted by Mcflewster

Differences USA/UK SOCCER is a much better name than Football "SOCCER" implies that there will be impacts. "Sock it to me!" "FOOTBALL" fails to recognize that blows to other parts of the body will occur America had the common sense to protect ...

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Just for Laughs

May 25May 25

Posted by OldMetalHead

One day, Einstein has to speak at an important science conference. On the way there, he tells his driver that looks a bit like him: "I'm sick of all these conferences. I always say the same things over and over!" The driver agrees: "You're right. ...

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May 25May 25

Posted by Marionville

“I never teach my pupils. I only provide the conditions in which they can learn”……………… Albert Einstein.

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General & Hellos

May 18May 18

Posted by FearlessFly

Who owns Einstein ?

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Quotes

May 15May 15

Posted by Marionville

“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits”……………….. Albert Einstein. “Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe”……………….Albert ...

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Quotes

May 11May 11

Posted by gsiamne

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it. - Albert Einstein

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Out Of The Illusion

May 11May 11

Posted by William_Mary

It has been questioned if Einstein actually made this statement. I myself have always observed that a vast majority of memes on social media are deceptive and deserve critical thought as to legitimacy and purpose. Most are factually and or culturally...

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General & Hellos

May 8May 8

Posted by dalefvictor

This blew my mind and explained einstein rings.

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News & Links

Apr 25Apr 25

Posted by snytiger6

LINKAlbert Einstein: God is a Product of "Human Weakness" and the Bible 'Primitive Legends' — Curiosmos

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Apr 17Apr 17

Posted by Retired

We all know Albert Einstein was a genius. His brother Frank was a monster.

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Apr 12Apr 12

Posted by JackPedigo

More funny quotes - Tax Time ”The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” Albert Einstein ”The taxpayer – that’s some who works for the federal government but doesn’t have to take the civil service exam” ...

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Apr 9Apr 9

Posted by Archeus_Lore

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." Albert Einstein

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The Sound Of A Good Book

Mar 21Mar 21

Posted by Reignmond

I have and will undoubtedly continue to read/listen to many more books on the nature of reality. I understand the short comings of Realivity, but String and Quantum theories have serious short comings as well. If Reality has a limit on its ...

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General & Hellos

Mar 21Mar 21

Posted by nogod4me

Einstein was a brilliant skeptic "Einstein sometimes used the word 'God' to mean the amazing laws of the universe, but he was a functional atheist. For example, he wrote in The New York Times in 1930: “'I cannot imagine a god who ...

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Mar 19Mar 19

Posted by glennlab

I thought I had a few more seconds

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General & Hellos

Mar 19Mar 19

Posted by merit2344

The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking. Albert Einstein

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Critical thinking

Mar 19Mar 19

Posted by RichieO

“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein - A quotation from the 1940s/50s - yet it seems still relevant today, perhaps more so. I believe the best solution is ...

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Family & Parenting

Mar 16Mar 16

Posted by merit2344

If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. Albert Einstein

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Music of the Movies

Mar 11Mar 11

Posted by Ray13

From 2001: One Night at McCool's soundtrack - Joan Osborne singing My Love is Alive.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Mar 10Mar 10

Posted by handell

Quote of the day: “ If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed. ” ― Albert Einstein

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Quotes

Mar 4Mar 4

Posted by Marionville

“I know not with what weapons WWIII will be fought, but WWIV will be fought with sticks and stones”……………….Albert Einstein.

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Traditional and Folkmusic

Mar 1Mar 1

Posted by Casey07

hope you like this as I do

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Silly, Random & Fun

Feb 27Feb 27

Posted by puff

Never happen to me (hate needles)

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Quotes

Feb 22Feb 22

Posted by Marionville

“Any fool can know. The point is to understand”…………..Albert Einstein.

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Quotes

Feb 19Feb 19

Posted by gsiamne

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius-and a lot of courage-to move in the opposite direction. - Albert Einstein

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General & Hellos

Feb 11Feb 11

Posted by Beowulfsfriend

A good response about the possibility of truckers trying to upset the Super Bowl, an NSSE.

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Quotes

Feb 10Feb 10

Posted by Marionville

‘The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it”……………..Albert Einstein.

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Music Fans

Jan 22Jan 22

Posted by Marionville

For my bedtime post tonight I’m posting one of my favourite of all show tunes…from Chess…Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige - I Know Him So Well.

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General & Hellos

Jan 8Jan 8

Posted by SpikeTalon

Today’s video Doodle celebrates one of history’s most influential scientific minds, English cosmologist, author, and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. From colliding black holes to the Big Bang, his theories on the origins and mechanics of ...

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Just for Laughs

Jan 8Jan 8

Posted by zeuser

Any Ag.com scientists out there? Mrs. Einstein finally came around and admitted to her husband that she actually did agree with his General Theory of Relativity. To which Albert replied ---- "Well, it's about time!"

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Jan 6Jan 6

Posted by OldGoat43

INTERNATIONAL CANNABIS NEWS1/6/2022 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a lawmaker who is interested in accelerating psilocybin research should meet with Department of Health officials. LINK: ...

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General & Hellos

Jan 3Jan 3

Posted by SnowyOwl

Imagine if we had the opportunity to draw from the whole population to find the next Einstein instead of just the pampered little rich twats that attend most of the ivy league schools.

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jan 1Jan 1

Posted by phxbillcee

Einstein Proven Right Yet Again: Theory of General Relativity Passes a Range of Precise Tests

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General & Hellos

Dec 27, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Lorajay

Einstein understood lots of things besides math.

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Feline Fanatics

Dec 21, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by itsmedammit

Had to say goodbye to my little Einstein recently. She lived a good long life, and had turned 21 last July. Steiner was never a lap cat or a snuggler, but she was occasionally an involuntary participant of a cuddle puddle.

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Dec 20, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by euG5555

IEugene Bunt Studied Laser Technology at Schoolcraft CollegeUpdated Nov 22 What is the substance of spacetime? Einstein explained gravity over one hundred years ago: He said it was warped space-time and told where to look for it, the bending of light...

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Dec 14, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

The Uneven Universe: Cosmic Expansion and Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity

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Dec 13, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Tejas

If Einstein had dark humor

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Jokes and humor about religion

Dec 12, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Triphid

A little more religious humour for this time of the year PLUS a very special just for the Morons, sorry Mormons out there.....LOL.

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General & Hellos

Dec 12, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by skado

Does Objective Evidence for God Exist?

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Love of Physics

Dec 8, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by yvilletom

Part One: I Am No Einstein — 13 minutes In modern times, no figure has better represented the title of genius than theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein, Time Magazine’s Man of the Century. Einstein’s theories of Special and ...

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Dec 6, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Marionville

Genesis. - Turn It On Again, 1992 ….sad to see how old and frail Phil looks nowadays! …..

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Mynd Storm

Dec 2, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Word

A thought experiment i will try to explain. It is giving consideration towards a purported attribute of a style of God. Omniscient or all knowing. Think of viewing several astronauts doing a walk in free space somewhere between Earth and the ...

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Dec 1, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by gsiamne

Scientists were rated as great heretics by the church, but they were truly religious men because of their faith in the orderliness of the universe. - Albert Einstein

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Music, Movies & Books

Nov 23, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Toonman

This is the first part of an animated film I'm making. Please excuse the black space at the end. Not intentional.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 22, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by euG5555

How is the best way to describe what happens during time dilation? Does it stop, freeze, or cease to exist for the one experiencing it when traveling at light speed? The same for space, what happens to it? The question is when the light comes from a ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 22, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by euG5555

Is the expansion of the universe homogeneous, or are there areas in which it is of different intensity? Einstein gave us the answer to gravity, warped spacetime. And he told where to look for it, the bending of light in a gravitational field. On May ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 22, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by euG5555

Is the expansion of the universe homogeneous, or are there areas in which it is of different intensity? Einstein gave us the answer to gravity, warped space/time. And he told where to look for it, the bending of light in a gravitational field. On May...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 21, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by euG5555

Einstein explained gravity over one hundred years ago: He said it was warped space-time and told where to look for it, the bending of light in a gravitational field. He explained the bending of light was caused by space rising from the surface of the...

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Nov 14, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by azzow2

Albert Einstein and some of his thought as to what happens after death.

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Dog Lovers

Nov 14, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by howeldanny60

The greatest gift you can give a dog owner is the gift of dog happiness. Scent work is a fun sport that allows dogs to indulge in their love of sniffing, searching, and finding while keeping them mentally and physically stimulated. As a bonus, it ...

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Just for Laughs

Nov 13, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by St-Sinner

Who knew Albert would throw down?

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Quotes

Nov 10, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by gsiamne

A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a ...

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Quotes

Oct 19, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by yvilletom

" Hawking was a pop scientist who ipso facto contributed nothing of value to science. Einstein was the first pop scientist; promoted at some time or another by that other entertainer, Charlie Chaplin. Hawking and the Einstein cult ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 19, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by FearlessFly

Star's strange path around black hole proves Einstein right—again Movement matches what general relativity would predict

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Oct 17, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by euG5555

Objects do not fall to the ground. When you use the term falling you are assuming that gravity is a force of attraction between two objects. When two objects collide there is a change in uniform motion which is more obvious in the object with lesser ...

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Oct 17, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by euG5555

Einstein explained gravity over one hundred years ago: He said it was warped space-time and told where to look for it, the bending of light in a gravitational field. He explained the bending of light was caused by space rising from the surface of the...

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All Things Astronomy

Oct 15, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by euG5555

Gravity is the result of warped space-time. Matter affected by gravity is the result of experiencing a change in uniform motion. Change in momentum lags behind a change in velocity. Matter on the surface of the Earth is applying pressure on the core:...

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Music Fans

Oct 14, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Sierra4

A recent video of my favorite band The Mavericks. Raul Malo is their leader. I will be traveling again in December to Gruene, in the Hill Country between Austin and San Antonio to see them. The video is from a recent concert at Indian Ranch in ...

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Music, Movies & Books

Oct 8, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by SnowyOwl

This earworm has been kicking around inside my head for a while now, almost a week, so I am sharing it in the hopes that it will find a new home.

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Silly, Random & Fun

Oct 8, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKScientists Find That “Class Clowns” Are Actually the Smartest People in Class

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Philosophy & Meaning

Oct 6, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Healthydoc70

Is it me or does it strike anyone else as insane that the very people who vandalized Auschwitz spray painting anti-semitic oaths and proclaiming the holocaust did not take place wonder where the very place they were vandalizing came from and what ...

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Oct 3, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by gsiamne

7 ways Einstein changed the world:

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Politics

Oct 3, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by yvilletom

From Walter Isaacson’s Einstein: His Life and Universe, “When the judge asked him about the Constitution, Godel launched into his proof that its internal inconsistency made a dictatorship possible.” Kurt Godel, ...

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Quotes

Oct 1, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Marionville

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them”……………..Albert Einstein.

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Politics

Sep 24, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by mcgeo52

So, according to the Cyber Ninjas audit, Trump actually got 267 fewer votes than originally certified, and Biden got 99 more. In light of this 366 vote swing in Biden's favor, could somebody please explain why Texas is going to do an audit of their ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Sep 21, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Lilac-JadeCanada

A classmate and I were walking past a poster in our school hallway. It featured a photo of Einstein with the words “Even Einstein reads books.” My friend was amazed: “I didn’t know Einstein’s first name was Even.”

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News & Links

Sep 5, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKTikTok Users and Coders Flood Texas Abortion Site With Fake Tips

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All Things Astronomy

Aug 26, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Charlene

This is a spectacular display of spacetime..

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Just for Laughs

Aug 17, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by OldMetalHead

Baffled and full of questions he is being shown around by God. "Why am I here? I am an atheist." "That does not matter, all good people end up here." As they pass by a gay couple kissing the atheist wonders "Isn't that a sin?" "That does not ...

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Music Fans

Aug 14, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Pralina1

Saturday night , fair enough .

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World Music

Aug 14, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Merseyman1

DANA SALAH - Weino وينو Dana is a young Jordanian-Palestinian artist and this is a very nice song and video!

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Singles/Mingle/Chat

Aug 14, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by sassygirl3869

Hi Everyone!! James and I have been going out a month now so I'm posting a pic. We went to a cocktail party with friends last night and have started to feel comfortable with each other. This week he'll be in NY City for his ex-partner and friend's ...

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Posts

Aug 10, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by bobwjr

Tuesday in august groaner

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Trump Pinata

Aug 9, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Tourirst

Ron DeSantis: As Dumb as Trump? How is it even possible? Well, because Trump is the Dumbest Person in the Universe. The only possible explanation is: There are two main categories of identical particles: bosons, which can share quantum states. ...

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Philosophy

Aug 8, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by yvilletom

Mathematicians Albert Einstein and Kurt Godel chatted, said Boston University philosophy professor Palle Yourgrau, and the “primary result was a powerful argument that if time travel is possible, time itself is not.” Source: Walter Isaacson’s ...

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Just for Laughs

Aug 2, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by JackPedigo

Housing in the US today.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jul 31, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by yvilletom

Has Albert Einstein lost his metaphorical throne? You decide.

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Quotes

Jul 30, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Buttercup

Einstein himself, could have been lost in the holocaust.

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This Day In History

Jul 29, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Marionville

29th July 1921…Adolph Hitler becomes the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party. 29th July 1924…Albert Einstein speaks on pacifism in Berlin.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jul 29, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by barjoe

LINKAstronomers Have Detected Light From Behind a Supermassive Black Hole. Einstein Was Right Again

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Quotes

Jul 25, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by gsiamne

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. - Albert Einstein

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The Best of Late Night & News

Jul 22, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

Jimmy Kimmel Live - Guest Host Anthony Anderson on Bucks Victory, Spelling Giannis Antetokounmpo & New Olympic Event

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This Day In History

Jul 20, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Sierra4

First Moon landing On this day in 1969, the Eagle lunar landing module, carrying U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin (“Buzz”) Aldrin, landed on the Moon, and several hours later Armstrong became the first person to set foot on its surface

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jul 19, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by HelenRoseBuck

In this age of instant information, it’s easy to fall down the google rabbit hole. Example: I wanted to know what Einstein meant when he said he believed in the god of Spinoza. Wikipedia (not perfect, I know) provided this answer: ...

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General & Hellos

Jul 16, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by skado

Just as is the case today, in Galileo’s time there was no quarrel between science and religion. Details here: .

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Religious Naturalism

Jul 16, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by skado

Galileo Einstein Spinoza and Science Denial Robert Lawrence Kuhn interviews Astrophysicist Mario Livio (excerpt) under 5 min. The excerpt is taken from approximately 18:08 to 23:02 in the full interview. Full interview here: ...

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