For any medical student looking to match in a residency, good grades and academic performance are important, but what is more important is demonstrating you are someone who has the drive and capability and can fit into the program’s training culture. What is a good med school GPA for residency? […]
Einstein’s God is infinitely superior but impersonal and intangible, subtle but not malicious. He is also firmly determinist. As far as Einstein was concerned, God’s ‘lawful harmony’ is established throughout the cosmos by strict adherence to the physical principles of cause and effect. What did Einstein quote about God? I […]
And I know that, once I go into Narrow Focus, there is always something else to find that is “wrong.” The full quote from Albert Einstein is: “I think the most important question facing humanity is, ‘Is the universe a friendly place? ‘ This is the first and most basic […]
Einstein syndrome is a condition where a child experiences late onset of language, or a late language emergence, but demonstrates giftedness in other areas of analytical thinking. A child with Einstein syndrome eventually speaks with no issues, but remains ahead of the curve in other areas. Is Einstein syndrome a […]
It’s often said (with scant evidence) that his IQ was 160; even if true, that would make him less intelligent than thousands of people alive today. In terms of mathematical ability, Einstein would not come close to matching today’s leading physicists like Stephen Hawking. Was Albert Einstein the smartest person […]
Known for: Co-founding PayPal, Tesla, and Space X At the age of 10, Elon Musk started learning to code on a Commodore VIC-20. Two years later, he sold the video game Blastar, which he had written in BASIC, for about $500. How long did it take Elon to learn coding? […]
But when he heard that the bomb had been used in Japan, he said, “Woe is me.” Einstein later said, “Had I known that the Germans would not succeed in developing an atomic bomb, I would have done nothing for the bomb.” He also warned that “we thus drift toward […]
called the biggest blunder he had made in his life: the introduction of the cosmological constant. After Einstein had completed the formulation of his theory of space, time, and gravitation—the general theory of relativity—he turned in 1917 to a consideration of the spacetime structure of the whole universe. What was […]
Einstein’s last words were in German, to someone who did not speak German. His last words were not recorded. Actually, according to our Perspective Research Department, he was said to have mumbled: “Alles Scheiße, deine Elli.” What did Albert Einstein say before dying? April 18, 1955—Albert Einstein dies soon after […]
Don’t say, “It’s going to be OK” But do say something. Do make clear that you’ll be there for them. Do be careful about saying, “I’ll pray for you” Do try to create a semblance of normalcy. Do ask how they’re doing — today. Do be a good listener. Don’t […]
As a young boy, Elon always liked to study, and could go as far as reading for 10 hours each day. An adult might find reading for 10 hours each day an impossible task. How long did Elon study? In 1990, he entered Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Two years […]
A young Elon Musk read for 10 hours each day before growing up to become Tesla CEO. These days, former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates reads a new book every week. Here’s how some of their peers incorporate reading into their own lives. How many hours does Elon Musk study? At […]
How Did Elon Musk Start Programming? Elon is a self-learned programmer who started programming at the age of only 10. So, he was visiting an electronics store and was fascinated by a Commodore VIC-20 with a 5KB memory computer and asked his father to get him one. How did Elon […]
Elon knows a lot of programming languages even though he is not a programmer by profession and his degrees were in math and physics. Python, Java, C, C++ are some of his most used programming languages. Even in his companies, at Tesla, SpaceX, Nuralink vast portion of the codes are […]
The first calculation of π was done by Archimedes of Syracuse (287–212 BC), one of the greatest mathematicians of the ancient world. Who invented 0 and pi? It is widely believed that the great Swiss-born mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707-83) introduced the symbol π into common use. What is the origin […]