Tag: nobel prize

This Is One Disease I Wouldn’t Mind Having

I first read about this disease while reading a Wikipedia article about the Great Barrington Declaration. The Great Barrington Declaration is a proposal drafted at the American Institute for Economic Research in Great Barrington, Massachusetts and signed there on 4 October 2020. It advocates an alternative, risk-based approach to the COVID-19 pandemic that involves "Focused Protection" of those most at risk and seeks … Continue reading This Is One Disease I Wouldn’t Mind Having →

From Post Office Failure to Nobel Prize Winner

William Faulkner is one of the most celebrated American authors, having won the Nobel Prize in 1949. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked his 1929 novel The Sound and the Fury sixth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. But it seems that if you had met him as a teenager, you would have never … Continue reading From Post Office Failure to Nobel Prize Winner →

Only the Good Die Young

When I hear those words, the first thought that pops into my mind is the somewhat controversial, yet best-selling song by Billy Joel. However, it may be that upon closer inspection, truer words were never spoken. (spoiler alert ahead for the movie The Imitation Game). Today in the U.S.  we are celebrating Martin Luther King, … Continue reading Only the Good Die Young →