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The Myth and Magic of Generating New Ideas

November 8, 2019 | News | No Comments

Where do ideas come from? That’s a big question. Here’s a smaller one: Where do mathematical ideas come from? I’ve wondered about this from the time I first contemplated being a mathematician until long after I officially became one. My earliest memory of anything like a mathematical idea comes from a childhood walk with my […]

One of the odder sidelights of the impeachment drama is the emergence of the whistle-blower as a kind of comic-book nemesis of President Trump. “Who’s the whistle-blower? Who is the whistle-blower? We have to know,” Trump said at a rally in Dallas. He cites the word constantly, using the general term as though it were […]

Is Trump Already Winning on Impeachment?

November 8, 2019 | News | No Comments

This coming Wednesday marks the official start of the impeachment hearings against Donald Trump in the House Intelligence Committee, the public beginning of what the historian Jon Meacham rightfully calls “a test for the country.” The allegations of abuse of power are striking and unprecedented: a President seeking to privatize American foreign policy for his […]

J-Rod was the ultimate Gucci gang on Wednesday while hitting the stores in Beverly Hills for some post-Christmas shopping. As they headed to Tom Ford’s boutique in the Los Angeles neighborhood, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez appeared to have compared style notes beforehand, as they twinned in designer duds from the luxury Italian brand. While […]

The German government announced Wednesday it had agreed on a plan to phase out the use of glyphosate—the key chemical in the weedkiller Roundup—with a total ban set to begin by the end of 2023. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey “Way to go, Germany!” tweeted the U.S.-based advocacy group Organic Consumers Association. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s […]

If you’re looking for a new podcast series to binge to combat your Serial withdrawal, allow Reese Witherspoon to help. The actress is set to executive produce a crime drama podcast that would catch the eye (well, ear) of any true crime aficionado, and the details are already intriguing. The Hollywood Reporter announced Wednesday that […]

Keep scrolling for the most talked-about moments of the 2018 SAG Awards. 1. Kristen Bell made a powerful statement. “As we march forward with active momentum and open ears, let’s make sure we’re leading the charge with empathy and with diligence, because fear and anger never win the race,” she said in her opening monologue […]

If all goes according to plan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus will begin filming the final season of Veep this August. Star Matt Walsh told EW that the Emmy-winning star has completed undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer and has been participating in table reads for the upcoming season. The HBO comedy expects to start production on season 7 […]