Call them zombie cells – they refuse to die. As they build up in your body, studies suggest, they promote aging and the conditions that come with it like osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers are studying drugs that can kill zombie cells and possibly treat the problems they bring. Basically the goal is to fight […]
Albert Einstein
100 years on, new exhibit reconsiders the Weimar Republic
A divided nation grappling with rising inequality, new mass media and the growth of populist politics. Sounds familiar? Germany’s first democracy, the Weimar Republic of 1919-1933, has long been regarded as a lesson in political failure. Lately, it has also been held up as a cautionary tale for the present. It emerged from the ruins […]
Einstein letter doubting God auctioned for $2.89 m
NEW YORK: A handwritten letter by Albert Einstein in which the physicist doubts the existence of God was auctioned Tuesday for $2.89 million. It was a record for an Einstein letter and far surpassed its estimated value of $1.0-1.5 million, Christie’s said. A 1939 letter in which Einstein warned then president Franklin D. Roosevelt about […]