The Father of Physics
Readers who happen to be Facebook users may want to sign up for science and math quizzes in their feeds. The question at left is rare, in that it has no right answer.
Someone suggested Isaac Newton, which is reasonable.
I would say that physics started with the ancient (pre-Socratic) Greek philosophers. About 460 BCE, Democritus formed the atomic theory of the universe, which is exactly where we are today, i.e., looking for the building blocks of the universe.
Even earlier, Thales believed that it is Water that is the “arche,” meaning it is the matter of everything. This, of course, turned out not to be true, but it could be argued that it was a statement that pertained to physics.
Of course, this is from a western point of view; I have no clue what, for example, the ancient Chinese were up to.
Here’s an observation from neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris. At this point, I would estimate that a little over half of Americans, and probably 90% of those outside the U.S. agree.
In response to the question raised in the meme here, a reader suggests: Maybe the goals of “the market” go directly against our best interests as citizens of Earth? Just a guess.
Virginia, a state that went for Biden by more than 10% less than a year ago, has elected Trump clone Glenn Youngkin (pictured) to the governor’s mansion on Tuesday, rolling back progressive gains, but more importantly, firmly establishing Donald Trump as the de facto controller of the GOP.
The man is an idiot, to be sure, but he’s obviously correct here. There are places on Earth at extreme latitudes that already have longer growing seasons, and use less energy to provide heat in winter. There will also be a boom in tourist traffic in places that up until now were uninhabitable. There are towns north of the arctic circle that topped 100° F last summer. 
I agree with this, but it’s easy to see where it could be a “hot button” issue with some parents, i.e., dim-witted ones. Even if the content of the meme here weren’t true, think of how fabulously impractical it would be to fashion a state’s curriculum after the mandate of parents. Should there be a vote as to whether or not to teach the 
Question: While we’re on the subject of environmentally inspired Halloween costumes, how do you interpret this one?
Did you realize that nearly
The existence of principled conservative intellectuals, people like Bill Kristol and George Will, is one of the key forces that are hard at work forcibly removing Donald Trump from the American political scene. Yes, there are tens of millions of unprincipled conservative boobs that still give Trump a measure of staying power, but, thank God, there simply aren’t enough of them.
It’s becoming clear that the election wasn’t stolen. Those who believe otherwise and break the law based on that belief are, one by one, being shuffled off to jail. The whole Big Lie is gradually eroding, along with any remaining credibility that Trump may yet enjoy.
It’s not uncommon for Halloween costumes to take on themes from current events. I was in college during Watergate, Richard Nixon masks were all the rage.
