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1. Here's an interesting Einstein story.

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 02:24 AM

Jun 2018

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He was offered the Israeli presidency in 1952. The Israelis pondered, "What will we do if he says, 'Yes?'"

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Einstein's racism is all relative (SCMP) [View all] struggle4progress Jun 2018 OP

Here's an interesting Einstein story. longship Jun 2018 #1

Humankind actually learns and changes over time. Sophia4 Jun 2018 #2

We only do that here, in part, because of the person. Igel Jun 2018 #4

Yeah, it came up a lot during the J. Marion Sims statue incident Kentonio Jun 2018 #5