Category: Miscellaneous
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Quotable quote
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“The legendary cellist Pablo Casals was asked why he continued to practice at age 90. ‘Because I think…
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Technophilia
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By Arthur Rothste in and George Barany George Barany is a Rockefeller alum (1977) currently on the faculty…
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Quotable Quote
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“I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim.” Frida Kahlo, quoted in The…
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Free Spring Breaks in New York: An April Calendar
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By Susan Russo Manhattan Macy’s Flower Show When: April 1-4 Where: 34th Street and Seventh Avenue Central…
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Now He Belongs to the Ages
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By George Barany and Marcia Brott George Barany is a Rockefeller alum (1977). Marcia Brott is a human…
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What is Traditional Irish Soda Bread for $100, Alex?
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By Aileen Marshall Saint Patrick’s Day is coming up and that means there will be sales for corned…
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Baby, It’s Cold Outside
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By George Barany and Marcia Brott George Barany is a Rockefeller alum (1977). Marcia Brott is a human…
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Checkers’ Mate!
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By George Barany and Daniel Silversmith George Barany is a Rockefeller alum (1977) who currently lives in the…
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Twenty-four visits to Stockholm: a concise history of the Rockefeller Nobel Prizes
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Part III: Herbert Gasser, 1944 Prize in Physiology or Medicine By Joseph Luna It started with a twitch.…
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Thanksgiving’s Traditional Main Course
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By Susan Russo Benjamin Franklin, an American founder, philosopher, diplomat, and bon vivant, famously wrote to his daughter…