“Gerald Schroeder has presented us with a special and challenging gift. His erudition confirms the talmudic teaching that anyone who has the ability to study science, physics and philosophy, but does not, misses out on understanding the marvelous and magnificent work of God’s hand. This is a book that reaffirms our understanding of Maimonides’ assertion [...]
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Buffett’s Bet on Trains – Room for Debate Blog – NYTimes.com. What Buffett’s $44 billion investment in Burlington Northern says about his vision and bet on the American economy in the short and long term. Quite interesting panel of experts weighs in…
‘Columbus was Catalan, possibly Jewish’ | Jewish Features | Jerusalem Post. A breakthrough on the real origins of Columbus. Something as indicative as his writing has finally been conclusively analyzed, and it appears that he was a self-hidden Jewish converso (false convert from Judaism to Christianity, who kept the Jewish faith in secret) from Catalunia. [...] A Conversation With Brian J. Druker, M.D. – Researcher Behind the Drug Gleevec – Interview – NYTimes.com. Pretty amazing stuff, considering that the compound was first tested with the hope of prolonging the lives of CML patients by only months, and is now approved for the treatment of 10(!) cancers. Pretty remarkable story of the drug’s [...] |
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Postcards From the Edge – Tocqueville’s Letters Home – NYTimes.com
Postcards From the Edge – Tocqueville’s Letters Home – NYTimes.com. Rather evocative epistles from America by the most likable Frenchman of all time, de Tocqueville The collection is worth a read, most certainly.