AvatarTheresa CobleAvatarAvatar3 days agoMathematician Who Made Sense of the Universe's Randomness Wins Math's Top PrizeSmithsonian Magazine - Christian ThorsbergThe 2024 Abel Prize—the mathematics world’s Nobel Prize equivalent—has been awarded to Michel Talagrand for his advances in describing and predicting …
AvatarTheresa CobleFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoParamore’s Hayley Williams Rejects Tennessee Honor in Solidarity With Allison Russell: “The Blatant Racism of Our State Leadership is Embarrassing and Cruel”verified_publisherhollywoodreporter.com - Tatiana TenreyroAfter a Democratic state representative proposed resolutions to celebrate both artists' Grammy wins, House Republicans blocked the one for …
AvatarTheresa CobleAvatarAvatarInside a Gaza hospital as U.S. doctors help carry out "a small miracle" to save a young life shattered by warverified_publisherCBS News - By Debora Patta, Agnes Reau, Marwan Al-Ghoul, Tucker RealsJerusalem — As the U.S. and its regional allies continue pushing for a new cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, …
AvatarTheresa CobleAvatarAvatar14-year-old scientist Heman Bekele on his quest to fight skin cancer with soapPBS NewsHour - John YangHeman Bekele spent the last year developing a bar of soap that could treat skin cancer. It was the winning entry at the annual 3M Young Scientist …
AvatarTheresa CobleAvatarAvatarA man opened an emergency exit and walked on a plane's wing. Passengers are supporting his actionAssociated PressMEXICO CITY (AP) — At first it sounds like a typical case of bad behavior aboard airplanes. The Mexico City International Airport acknowledged in a statement Friday that a man had opened an emergency exit and walked out on a wing of a plane that was parked and waiting for takeoff Thursday. The …
AvatarTheresa CobleAvatarAvatarAn Oregon teen saw 3 people die after they slid on ice into a power line. Then she went to helpAssociated Press - By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSONPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Majiah Washington noticed a flash outside her home this week in Portland, where a dangerous storm had coated the city with ice. Opening her blinds, she saw a red SUV with a downed power line on it and a couple who had been putting their baby in the car. The woman screamed to …
AvatarTheresa CobleFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBlack Girl Environmentalist Builds More Inclusive Climate Movementblackenterprise.com - Nahlah Abdur-RahmanBlack Girl Environmentalist is building a new generation of diverse climate activists through its platform. In a bid to foster greater inclusivity …
AvatarTheresa CobleAvatarAvatarMike Nussbaum, oldest working U.S. actor known for ‘Men in Black’ and ‘Field of Dreams,’ dies at 99PBS NewsHour - Sophia Tareen, Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) — Mike Nussbaum, reputed as the oldest professional actor in America with a prolific stage career and roles in films including “Field of …
AvatarTheresa CobleFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLondon chess prodigy, 8, wins title at European championshipsbbc.co.uk - By Samantha JaggerAn eight-year-old girl has been crowned best female player at the European blitz chess championships. Bodhana Sivanandan, from Harrow, north-west London, scored 8.5/13 at the event in Croatia, finishing ahead of seasoned professionals in the process. She defeated an international master and drew with …
AvatarTheresa CobleAvatarAvatarNovelist Ken Follett on understanding the present through historyverified_publisherBBC Worklife - Jacqueline SchneiderAfter selling nearly 200 million books about the past, the author has a singular perspective on the historical themes that repeat – and what this means right now.
AvatarTheresa CobleAvatarAvatarSandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93verified_publisherCBS News - By Melissa QuinnWashington — Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who blazed a trail as the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court, died on Friday in Phoenix, the …
AvatarTheresa CobleAvatarAvatarOklahoma restricted how race can be taught. So these Black teachers stepped upverified_publisherNPR - Adrian FloridoTULSA, Okla. — The schoolchildren arrived at the community center's cafeteria on a Saturday morning, their parents in tow. Some adults came without children, because they, too, wanted to learn the African American history that a new law has made many Oklahoma schoolteachers too afraid to …