More news Articles String Theory Ties Us in Knots (ABC Science) 9/13/2010BodyImage It’s time to stop searching for a grand plan that explains the Universe and accept that Nature is imperfect, argues Professor Marcelo Gleiser.Read the full opinion piece, published by ABC Science on 8/31/10.Written byOffice of CommunicationsShare thisFacebookXEmail QuotedQuoteSociety treats physical and intellectual training as though they obey different laws—as though the mind, unlike the body, might get strong without being made to struggle. It doesn’t.BylineDan Rockmore, professor of math and computer science | AttributionThe New YorkerDate9/22/2026 QuotedQuoteThe changing climate and ensuing greater proliferation of ticks is leading to illnesses and symptoms we had not seen before, and we continue to learn about them in real time.BylineNancy Dunbar, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine | AttributionHealthDayDate9/21/2026
QuotedQuoteSociety treats physical and intellectual training as though they obey different laws—as though the mind, unlike the body, might get strong without being made to struggle. It doesn’t.BylineDan Rockmore, professor of math and computer science | AttributionThe New YorkerDate9/22/2026
QuotedQuoteThe changing climate and ensuing greater proliferation of ticks is leading to illnesses and symptoms we had not seen before, and we continue to learn about them in real time.BylineNancy Dunbar, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine | AttributionHealthDayDate9/21/2026
