Walter Isaacson
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Upcoming: The Greatest Sentence Ever Written: https://t.co/DxGTg7msvC Also, bios of Musk, Jennifer Doudna, Leonardo, Franklin, Einstein, Jobs. Professor @Tulane
New Orleans, LA
Joined April 2009
RT @flr_louis: Traduction française de Walter Isaacson - Einstein. À paraître en octobre aux éditions Point Nemo
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Caught in the middle of a political battle, @BlackRock reaffirmed its focus is helping millions of Americans save for retirement. They warned that injecting politics from either side risks undermining financial performance.
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Millions of Ameircans depend on the security of their retirement savings to live with dignity after a lifetime of hard work. That’s why the Alliance for Prosperity and a Secure Retirement (APSR)...
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RT @stbearman: On "Life in Seven Songs," @WalterIsaacson reflects on a pattern he’s seen in the lives of Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Leonardo da….
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RT @WalterIsaacson: Jefferson’s first draft of the Declaration of Independence is in the @librarycongress . The final version is in the @US….
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Jefferson’s first draft of the Declaration of Independence is in the @librarycongress . The final version is in the @USNatArchives . They are never displayed together. For our 250th celebration, the two institutions should work together to have a joint display. @America250
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Here are the miracles we will lose if we quit supporting research like @davidrliu’s invention of base editing and other advances in CRISPR
nytimes.com
The technique used on a 9½-month-old boy with a rare condition has the potential to help people with thousands of other uncommon genetic diseases.
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RT @davidrliu: Science delivers medicines, clean air and water, safe food, and smarter choices—saving billions of lives. Proposed cuts to @….
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RT @SimonBooks: From @WalterIsaacson, the bestselling author of the definitive "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life" and several other esse….
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A new proposal from @CMSgov under @DrOz wants to add catheters, ostomy & trach supplies to Medicare’s competitive bidding program. This is a bad idea and will worsen outcomes for seniors & Medicare recipients. My latest in @MedPageToday explains why ⬇️
medpagetoday.com
Limiting urological, tracheostomy, and ostomy supply options will do more harm than good
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This story is a metaphor for how America’s common ground has been eroding. via @NYTOpinion.
nytimes.com
The theme-park operator, like so many other companies, is abandoning America’s middle class.
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RT @JeffDuncan_: Jon Sumrall said he requested to wear white jerseys, the same uniforms the 2005 Tulane team wore in its first game after K….
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RT @jaketapper: I covered a bunch of stories in Louisiana 20 years ago after Katrina hit and the levees broke. But none stayed with me quit….
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RT @NOPDNews: 🎉🎂 Happy Birthday to our Chief, Anne Kirkpatrick! 🎂🎉.Almost two years ago, New Orleans was blessed with a leader who not only….
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RT @WalterIsaacson: Wow. An amazing story. “It’s the largest, broadest and most sustained improvement we’ve ever seen in a U.S. school dist….
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Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, taking stock of the miracle in New Orleans schools.
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Sam Cortese lost his legs in a streetcar accident in 1901 at age 12. He started selling Roman candy taffy that his mother made out of a mule cart his dad made for him. He did so until he died in 1969. Here he is in front my childhood house on Napoleon Av in the 1960s. Today his
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At Reagan. It’s now every time you fly. Delayed. Claiming maintenance issues. It’s every time.
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On the streetcar coming home from @Tulane and guess what is back on St. Charles Avenue? The Roman Candy man? Just like when I was a kid.
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RT @PostOpinions: The post-Katrina miracle in New Orleans schools, @ianbirrell writes.
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Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, taking stock of the miracle in New Orleans schools.
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Wow. An amazing story. “It’s the largest, broadest and most sustained improvement we’ve ever seen in a U.S. school district"
washingtonpost.com
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, taking stock of the miracle in New Orleans schools.
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RT @SimonBooks: From @WalterIsaacson, the bestselling author of the definitive "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life" and several other esse….
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RT @Prorata_ai: AI is transforming the way we access information. Unfortunately, creators risk being left behind as AI use their content wi….
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