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When Albert Einstein died in 1955, the literal symbol of his brilliance — his brain — was preserved and pieces of it divided between research institutions for academic study. Now the Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, a medical history museum specializing in medical oddities, has some of those samples on display to the viewing public. Forty-six slides containing Read more
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." — Albert Einstein Need more motivation? Check out all of my words that move you. Source Read more
In a letter to be auctioned off this week, Albert Einstein called believing in God a "childish superstition." He wrote: The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. Einstein, a Jew who rejected the offer to be Israel's second president, also wrote Read more
Did you know that in his youth Albert Einstein was a bit of a philanderer? I didn't! This just further supports my "smart is sexy" belief. Speaking of the young Albert Einstein, Lionsgate has inked a deal to produce a portrait of the brainiac as a young man, based on the biography Einstein: His Life and Universe. The story will focus on Einstein from ages 20 to 40, ending with his winning the Read more
Should one judge a person's job performance on how well he did in college? And would grades matter even more if the job was to manage a country? Now that Barack Obama's proof of birthplace has been put to rest, Donald Trump is calling out for copies of the president's college transcripts to be released, because he "heard [Obama] was a terrible student." Trump has begun questioning the president's Read more
Eva Longoria and Eduardo Cruz had a date night yesterday at her LA restaurant Beso. She had the evening off from shooting the final season of Desperate Housewives, which kicked off on ABC a few weeks ago. Her last episodes as Gabrielle Solis will air through 2012, and so far, things on the show have been as dramatic as usual. Eva was mum about her and Eduardo's outing on Twitter, but he's been Read more
Jimmy Fallon could hardly contain his enthusiasm last night when he joined forces with Ben and Jerry of, well, Ben & Jerry's at NBC headquarters in NYC. The trio were finally able to announce a project they've long been working on — Jimmy's brand-new ice cream flavor called Late Night Snack! The dessert, which melds salty and sweet with fudge-covered potato chip clusters in vanilla bean ice Read more
Most parents make a baby book for their kid, but if you're author Brad Meltzer's son, yours is bound to be a bestseller. Well known for having all six of his fiction novels hit the New York Times best-selling list, Meltzer's latest tome, Heroes For My Son ($12) is both his entry into nonfiction and a gift to his firstborn. From concept to creation, the father (of now three children) was Read more
