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Humble pie…
All the Times Einstein Was Right… In 1919, astronomers set out to test a bold idea. Einstein’s theory of relativity proposed that massive objects bend space-time, warping the path of light. If he was...
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Dostoyevksy’s pardon…
The proximity of death, the ultimate unction, the last reveal, the inescapable enlightenment, seems to open us all up, in this special way, as Dostoyevksy described in his novel “The Idiot.” That is...
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Blood Red River …
“Blood River” or more commonly known as “Blood Falls” is one of the most inhospitable places on planet Earth. It is set in the remotest part of the Antarctic continent, where life seems to be extinct....
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Red Dragon rising … as Thucydides Trap is sprung
The year of the Dragon is behind us, but ask anyone in Tokyo, Seoul, or Taipei, and they will surely tell you in hushed tones that China’s “rising” is truly terrifying to them. Because as China feels...
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Creativity…
This post comes from a 1966 interview with John and Paul about creativity in songwriting, and their album recording at the Abbey Road studios in London. My friend Mr Masato Hisamune-san, over dinner...
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A walk in the woods of Japan…
The Japanese forestry technique known as “Daisugi technique,” has been producing environmentally friendly wood products for over 700 years, thus providing adequate timbers for house and boat building...
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Lion’s face + Lion’s mane + Lion’s Courage = “Scarface”
A baby lion named Scarface, was born in 2007, in the Masai-Mara reserve, National Park — Africa’s Most Iconic Wilderness. When this young lion traveled far & wide into other territories, away...
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Jenny
Most people know the tragic story of the Titanic, but few have heard about Jenny — the ship’s resident cat, and possibly the only soul on board who sensed what was coming. Jenny wasn’t just any cat....
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Papa Francesco
No other person has touched so many people’s lives as Papa Francesco has done… Pope Francis passed away at the Vatican on April 21st, after leading the Catholic faithful since March 2013. His election...
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China closed for business.
In a world where the global economy bristles with grievances, lamentations, and even war threats, the US tariffs against China have aroused plenty of anger, resentment, and total incomprehension of...
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Papa Francesco RIP
Millionaire Pope? When he died, Pope Francis had only $100 as his savings, or what is nominally called, his estate, his personal inheritance. He had no bank accounts, no properties, nor any...
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A poem by Rumi…
Here is a poem that would go on to alter the trajectory of my life: “When I run after what I think I want — my days are a furnace of distress and anxiety;If I sit in my own palace of patience — what I...
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A Tribute by a Hindu to the late Pope Francis…
A Hindu man, Vinod Sekar, has written one of the most moving and beautiful tributes, ever written for anyone … yet this one is for the late Pope Francis. “The Loss of a Good Man: A Tribute to Pope...
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Pope Francis’ pup…
“Estabon” was Pope Francis’ dog, and it was a scarred street puppy, that he had found living outdoors, sheltering in the Vatican gardens, and he befriended him, and then had brought the puppy into his...
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Henry Ford
When Henry Ford asked for the cheapest hotel in town … people were stunned. He had just landed in England — already a billionaire, already one of the most recognized names in the world. But instead of...
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Antisemitism
“In our Country, antisemitism is a CRIME not an OPINION”, states an Emirati Muslim, adding: “The Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas are banned in the United Arab Emirates but welcomed in Columbia and NY...
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Bell Labs Kernels of Innovation
For decades, Bell Labs was the beating heart of American innovation—the birthplace of the transistor, information theory, and the very architecture of the digital age. It was a place where scientists...
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How to pick up girls in the Game of Nash…
How can a simple idea change the world? Let us examine the case of a misunderstood young genius named John Nash — a delicate brainiac, whose intellectual power wasn’t measured in IQ — but in detailed...
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Bare necessities…
Every woman should have… A little money of her own — just to have her bare necessities. Enough to leave a bad situation, and rent a place to live by herself. Even if she never wants to… And hopefully...
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Leo XIV
Here is a quote from the first Speech of the New Pope, Leo XIV. ” Brothers, sisters… I speak to you, especially to those who no longer believe, no longer hope, no longer pray, because they think God...
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