Hedy Lamarr was a Hollywood actress in the 1940s and 1950s, and she was considered "the most beautiful woman in the world" during her time. She began her acting career in Austria and became notorious for being the first woman to simulate an orgasm on screen in 1933. It was during

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Close up of Pluto from the New Horizons space probe

I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action:

A large-scale efficacy trial of a promising tuberculosis vaccine will soon launch with $550 million in pledged funding from two major philanthropies, giving an enormous boost to a moribund field. scim.ag/3cP

Pay tribute to 50 years of Tom Waits’ debut album with this special edition “Closing Time / Opening Time” window display. tomwaits.kingsroadmerch.com/product/24003/…

When we think of the 1969 moon landing, we think of Armstrong & Aldrin - of "one small step for man". But an army of maths geeks, many of them black women, got them there and back safely. One of them, Evelyn Glanville, has died at 99. What a life. smh.com.au/national/black…

Jimi Hendrix on stage at Woodstock, 1969. Photo by Allen Koss.

This @Patagonia ad is freaking brilliant. Read down, then back up.

Forty years on from the magnificent album sequence that began with Swordfishtrombones, collaborators and fans including Jim Jarmusch, Thom Yorke, & Jeff Bridges discuss Waits’ journey from bar-room balladeer to conductor of the ultimate junkyard orchestra theguardian.com/music/2023/aug…

When told by a critic his voice sounded like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smoke house for a few months and then taken outside and run over with a car, Tom said, “flattery will get you nowhere with me.” Photo: Clare O'Callahan

Remembering the "King of Soul," who was born on this day in 1941. 🤍 Happy birthday, #OtisRedding — and thank you for sharing your voice the world. Which Otis classic are you listening to in his honor? #staxrecords #kingofsoul

All of us at The Carter Center wish President Jimmy Carter a very happy 99th birthday! We’re proud to work each day for the mission of peace, health, and hope you and First Lady Rosalynn Carter started four decades ago. Love and best wishes from your devoted fans. #JimmyCarter99

A reminder of the trajectory of Nobel Laureate Katalin Kariko. Passed over for a tenured position, grants rejected, ideas shunned and overlooked. She was just too far ahead of the curve and not savvy at playing the traditional scientific game. Now look! washingtonpost.com/health/2021/10…

Spare a thought for UPenn’s public relations team today trying to work out what to say about the Medicine Nobel Prize going to one of their Profs and another Prof they kicked out for not doing faculty-level research.

Today we kick off Pres. Carter's 100th year with a new campaign! 100 never-before-shared images from the WH photog. collection! #100Years100Images Up first-his first act as President: on 1/20/77 he signed his nominations. NAID 173369 #JC100 #JimmyCarter100 #Celebrate100Years.

Check out Treatment Action Group (TAG) new TB Vaccine Pipeline Report for the latest on the 17 candidates in clinical development, banner funding announcements (but a worrying lack of public sector support), and the pipeline of vaccine preparedness activities. treatmentactiongroup.org/wp-content/upl…

An outstanding Sean Kelly piece noting media failure, dishonest & dishonourable campaigning, callousness of heart, and epic voter self-delusion.

When Albert Einstein met Charlie Chaplin in 1931, Einstein said, "What I admire most about your art is its universality. You do not say a word, and yet the world understands you." "It's true." Replied Chaplin, "But your fame is even greater. The world admires you, when no one