The French Revolution and the Birth of a Universal Measure It’s 1789 in Paris. The French Revolution is in full swing, heads are rolling (literally), ideas of liberty and reason are electrifying the air, and nothing is off-limits for reform. Amid this upheaval, one very practical problem stood out: weights and measures. Every region and every trade in France seemed
Every now and then, I hear helicopters overhead. And I joke, living in Los Angeles, that helicopters and sirens are the songs of my people. I like the sound. It makes me feel safe. Close to my house, there is a hospital with a helipad. And every now and then, I hear a helicopter flying into my neighborhood, getting closer
IT’S GIVING TUESDAY!! Several years ago, I wanted to start a charity and call it Rise in STEM. And so, I purchased the URL, and kind of started it. Then, life got in the way. And so, I put the charity on the backburner. The URL www.RiseInSTEM.com sat in my queue for a year, and I didn’t want to sell