“Molecular collision dynamics has been a wonderful area of research for all practitioners. This is especially true for those who were following the footsteps of pioneers and leaders of the field twenty years ago.” YearsHas BeensLeaderWonderfulFieldsResearchAreasYears AgoTwentiesFollowingPioneersFootstepsDynamicsCollision Author:Yuan T. Lee
“Europe's financial system is fragmented, although the gap in funding costs for banks within the euro area is no longer as wide as it was two years ago. But in lending the differences are still very large, and in some countries the credit flow is disrupted.” YearsStillsTwoCountryDifferencesCostEuropeAreasYears AgoFlowFinancialCreditWideTwo YearsGapsFundingEuroLendingFragmentedFinancial SystemTwo Years Ago Author:Mario Draghi
“A few years ago, they [Neandertals] were thought to be ancestral to anatomically modern humans, but now we know that modern humans appeared at least 100,000 years ago, much before the disappearance of the Neandertals. Moreover, in caves in the Middle East, fossils of modern humans have been found dated 120,000-100,000 years ago, as well as Neandertals dated at 60,000 and 70,000 years ago, followed again by modern humans dated at 40,000 years ago. It is unclear whether the two forms repeatedly replaced one another by migration from other regions, or whether they coexisted in some areas” KnowsYearsHumansWellsHas BeensTwoFormFoundModernMiddleAreasYears AgoEastRegionsMiddle EastReplacedCavesFossilsMigrationDisappearanceUnclear Author:Francisco J. Ayala
“One of the funny things about the racism of the system, when I started 30 years ago, I'm in an area called Koreatown and most of the kids were Asian. And when the kids did well, people said, "Well, of course, they did well. They're Asians." But when we had this huge influx of Latino children from Central America, they said, "Oh, you're gonna have problems now."” PeopleYearsWellsChildrenSaidProblemKidsAmericaCoursesHugeRacismAreasYears AgoThey SaidAsianFunny ThingsLatinoCentral America Author:Rafe Esquith
“We are living in a state of constant scientific revolution. There is not a single area that you can name that is now seen as it was seen a hundred years ago. Nothing is left of the world view of one hundred years ago.” WorldYearsStatesNamesLeftViewsRevolutionHundredAreasYears AgoConstantWorld ViewScientific Revolution Author:Terence McKenna
“I began studying human emotions more than twenty years ago. At that time, almost every scientist working in this area was studying one of the negative emotions, like fear, anger, anxiety, or depression. I wondered why no scientists cared to explain why we humans sometimes feel upbeat and pleasant. I liked the idea of charting new terrain. It's been a fun intellectual puzzle. There's so much to discover!” FeelsYearsHumansIdeasSometimesFunEmotionStudyAnxietyIntellectualAreasNegativeYears AgoScientistTwentiesPleasantPuzzlesTerrainHuman EmotionsNegative EmotionsUpbeatCharting Author:Barbara Fredrickson
“I had to perform in Dallas at the W Hotel. I was with my best friend, and I had walked on in to the area where I was meeting the crew. Then my best friend came in, and he's like, "This girl at the front desk asked, 'Is his name Quindon? I know him, he's that guy from Romeo + Juliet, I'm one of his big fans.'" I was just like, how does she recognize me from then to now? I was wowed by that because here I am 34, it was 20 years ago, and how does she recognize me?” KnowsYearsDoeBigsGuyGirlNamesFansFrontsAreasYears AgoMeetingsHotelDesksCrewMy Best FriendThat GuyHere I AmJulietDallasThis GirlRomeo JulietFront Desk Author:Quindon Tarver
“I do a certain amount of work in religious communities on these issues. It's not the central focus of my work but it is certainly an area where I have worked a lot. It has gotten much better over the years, especially over the last couple years. There wasn't a religious environmental movement 15 years ago, but there is now - in the Catholic community, the Jewish community, the mainline Protestant community, and in the Evangelical community.” YearsLastsCertainCommunityReligiousIssuesFocusMovementAmountCoupleAreasYears AgoCatholicEnvironmentalProtestantsEvangelicalJewish CommunityReligious Community Author:Bill McKibben
“A few years ago, kids from poor areas in France were asked to draw items of food. For a chicken, they drew a drumstick. For a fish, they drew a fish stick. Those are extremes, but there is a lot that needs to be done to help children discover good food.” NeedsYearsChildrenDoneHelpingKidsPoorDrawsAreasYears AgoSticksFishesExtremesFranceChickensItemsGood FoodDrumsticks Author:Joel Robuchon
“If I were entering adulthood now instead of in the environment of fifty years ago, I would choose a career that kept me in touch with nature more than science. ... Too few natural areas remain; both by intent and by indifference we have insulated ourselves from the wilderness that produced us.” IfsYearsScienceNatureNaturalCareersEnvironmentAreasYears AgoIndifferenceFiftyWildernessAdulthoodBiographiesEntering Author:Charles Lindbergh