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MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History July 15, 1955: Eighteen Nobel laureates signed the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four other Nobel laureates. Werner Heisenberg, of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, was 1 of the signers. A new Mainau Declaration was signed in 2015. This one calls for urgent action on the Climate Crisis. </p><p>Part of the original Mainau Declaration reads as follows: “We do not deny that perhaps peace is being preserved precisely by the fear of these weapons. Nevertheless, we think it is a delusion if governments believe that they can avoid war for a long time through the fear of these weapons. Fear and tension have often engendered wars. Similarly, it seems to us a delusion to believe that small conflicts could in the future always be decided by traditional weapons. In extreme danger no nation will deny itself the use of any weapon that scientific technology can produce. All nations must come to the decision to renounce force as a final resort. If they are not prepared to do this, they will cease to exist.”</p><p>While both threats remain, the nuclear threat will destroy the planet, and life on it, much more suddenly. And the U.S. and Western European powers, including Israel, seem much more prepared to use them than any time in the past. Indeed, in part because of this increasing willingness to use nuclear weapons, willingness to escalate military conflicts that risk nuclear miscalculation, and the rapid proliferation of a new nuclear arms race between the U.S., Russia, and China, in 2023 the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (founded by Einstein and Oppenheimer in 1945) pushed the Doomsday Clock forward to 90 seconds before midnight, the closest it has ever come to Armageddon (at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis it was at 2 min. before midnight). And then, in 2024, advanced it further, still, to 89 seconds before midnight. The first paragraph of their current status warning reads: </p><p>“Ominous trends continue to point the world toward global catastrophe. The war in Ukraine and the widespread and growing reliance on nuclear weapons increase the risk of nuclear escalation. China, Russia, and the United States are all spending huge sums to expand or modernize their nuclear arsenals, adding to the ever-present danger of nuclear war through mistake or miscalculation.”<br><a href="https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/current-time/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock</span><span class="invisible">/current-time/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclearweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclearweapons</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bomb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bomb</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nobel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nobel</span></a>#peace <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coldwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coldwar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/imperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>imperialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cubanmissilecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cubanmissilecrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/armsrace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>armsrace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/einstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>einstein</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oppenheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oppenheimer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Heisenberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heisenberg</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/armageddon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>armageddon</span></a></p>
Francis Mangion (M)<p>Cosmos Prodigy - "It's too late for apologies." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Einstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Einstein</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=1oAbeFW5OyM&amp;si=85xj2S8GuUInKAhg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=1oAbeFW5Oy</span><span class="invisible">M&amp;si=85xj2S8GuUInKAhg</span></a></p>
Corey S Powell<p>* That quote, taken from William Hermanns's "Einstein and the Poet," may itself be a paraphrase. But it is absolutely true to what Einstein believed. Kindness and compassion are essential human values. </p><p><a href="https://williamhermanns.com/Einstein_and_the_Poet.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">williamhermanns.com/Einstein_a</span><span class="invisible">nd_the_Poet.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/einstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>einstein</span></a></p>
Corey S Powell<p>Albert Einstein's religious views have inspired endless myths and silly memes. </p><p>In my new review, I dig into what Einstein really believed, including this timely quote: </p><p>“My God may not be your idea of God, but one thing I know of my God—he makes me a humanitarian.” </p><p><a href="https://www.americanscientist.org/article/infinite-quest" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">americanscientist.org/article/</span><span class="invisible">infinite-quest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/einstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>einstein</span></a></p>
ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞ<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@Swede1952" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Swede1952</span></a></span> <br>I very much doubt that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Einstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Einstein</span></a> said that. <br>(But I'm prepared to be convinced.)</p>
Wordmark<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>georgetakei</span></a></span> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/einstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>einstein</span></a> on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/stupidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stupidity</span></a></p>
die_sojo 🖤🚴🐘<p>Achtung, <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Pl%C3%BCschie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plüschie</span></a> in <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/vermisst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vermisst</span></a>! Gesucht wird „Mini“, ein 12cm kleiner <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Teddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teddy</span></a> mit gelbem Strampler. <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Mini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mini</span></a> begleitet ihren Menschen seit 30 Jahren und war das letzte Geschenk seiner Mutter, die kurz darauf starb. Mini wurde am 3. Juni aus dem Café <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Einstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Einstein</span></a> Unter den Linden mit einer schwarzen Louis-Vuitton-Tasche gestohlen, in der sie saß. Der Besitzer ist verzweifelt und bietet 1000 Euro <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Finderlohn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finderlohn</span></a>, wenn Mini zurückkommt. Bitte Boost, vllt. können wir helfen.<br><a href="https://rp-online.de/panorama/deutschland/teddy-verzweifelt-gesucht-1000-euro-fuer-mini-ausgesetzt_aid-128872815" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rp-online.de/panorama/deutschl</span><span class="invisible">and/teddy-verzweifelt-gesucht-1000-euro-fuer-mini-ausgesetzt_aid-128872815</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Einstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Einstein</span></a>’s Theory of Relativity explained to <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/CountryMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CountryMusic</span></a> fans: “Falling feels like flying until you hit the ground.” - Chris Stapleton in “Parachute”. <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
Rowan Brad Quni<p>Astonishing at how close so many published works came to figuring out the fundamental <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/reality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reality</span></a>, but couldn't think outside the box of their discipline, mostly <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a>. Take this paper, which states up front how important <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/patterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patterns</span></a> are but then dives into a bunch of physics jargon like spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) and never returns: </p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1909.01820" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/pdf/1909.01820</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>...like almost winning the lottery.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Einstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Einstein</span></a> (never) said: If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it.</p>
Jon Hancock<p>Futility Closet: "Close to Home"</p><p><a href="https://www.futilitycloset.com/2025/05/24/close-to-home-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">futilitycloset.com/2025/05/24/</span><span class="invisible">close-to-home-2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Einstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Einstein</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Relativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Relativity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a></p>
Morgan Aldridge<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@deadbeefdotmonster" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>deadbeefdotmonster</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://princess.industries/@vyr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vyr</span></a></span> Oh, yes, the Palm OS 5 was excellent and quite useful.</p><p>I had completely forgotten about the Sharp Zaurus! The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Einstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Einstein</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AppleNewton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleNewton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MessagePad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessagePad</span></a> emulator was originally written for one.</p><p>Also, yes, I'm very familiar with jcs@ work, including his classic Mac OS C programming! Highly suggested and glad you're spreading the word.</p>
RememberUsAlways<p>"This illusion of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Einstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Einstein</span></a>'s special relativity visualized in the lab. 🚀"<br><a href="https://www.techno-science.net/en/news/this-illusion-of-einstein-special-relativity-visualized-in-the-lab-N27003.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techno-science.net/en/news/thi</span><span class="invisible">s-illusion-of-einstein-special-relativity-visualized-in-the-lab-N27003.html</span></a></p>
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=> "[...] besoin de causalité et de sens."

cf #Einstein : "était un homme chez qui la combinaison de lucidité intellectuelle et de myopie émotionnelle provoquait bien des déboires dans les vies de ceux qui l'entouraient." - Highfield et Carter

-> Einstein disait de sa femme : " [...] j'ai engendré des enfants avec une personne moralement et physiquement inférieure..."

"𝙽𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚖 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎. 𝙸𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍."

─ 𝘈𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘌𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯