Michael T. Starks

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  • I’m Harvey Milk

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    Last night, Karilyn and I experienced the pleasure of watching Mike Broemmel’s wonderful play I’m Harvey Milk. Ben Beasley did an excellent job in the title role. One of the things that impressed me about this play is that it really gave the audience an understanding of who Harvey Milk was BEFORE he became elected…

  • Death

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    Every day, people die. It’s not every day that someone I know dies. Recently, two people I’ve known have died. While it’s been a fairly long time since I’ve spoken to either of them, I would say that we have been close. This closeness is what allows thoughts of death to circulate in our minds.…

  • Morris Kline

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    One of my favorite non-fiction books is Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty, by Morris Kline, another one of my heroes. It starts with this amazing quote: “There are tragedies caused by war, famine, and pestilence. But there are also intellectual tragedies caused by limitations of the human mind. This book relates the calamities that have…

  • Julia Cameron

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    Julia Cameron is another one of my heroes. She is best known for her book, The Artist’s Way, which I read a long time ago. It inspires me to this day. I love that she shares tools to help unblock us when we feel stuck. I love her understanding of the creative process and her…

  • Being vs. Doing

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    I like to accomplish stuff. I sometimes worry about living up to my potential. A lot of my self-worth is tied up with DOING things. In high school and college, I got good at solving math and physics problems. I got good at playing piano and performing in plays. I got a master’s degree in…

  • Dr. Ismail Zahed

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    I’ve been lucky enough to have many great teachers. I can never forget Mrs. Flannigan (3rd grade), Mr. Kerr (4th and 5th-grade science and sex education), Mr. Shea (English and my Newspaper elective), Mrs. Fithian (HS English), Mr. Danhouer (HS math and physics), Dr. Hammerly (College physics), Dr. Edgerton (Great Traditions of Asia and College…

  • Albert Einstein

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    There are several reasons why Einstein is celebrated as the most well-known physicist. He revolutionized physics with his work on the photoelectric effect, his special theory of relativity, and his general theory of relativity. The impact of this work cannot be overstated. Of course, he made other contributions to physics, including work on Brownian motion,…

  • Dr. Samuel Aronson

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    I met my Advisor at Brookhaven National Lab (BNL) at the beginning of a Science and Engineering Research Semester (SERS) in 1991. The first thing he did was to make sure that I had an office with a nice desk and a computer. He made me feel very much at home. Next, he started having…

  • Greta Gerwig

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    This morning, I watched an interview about Greta Gerwig on YouTube. Here’s the link. She’s so amazing! And here’s the thing. Greta Gerwig is a relatively new director. I loved what she did with Lady Bird. I haven’t seen Little Women yet. Nevertheless, I am confident that I can look to Barbie to understand who…

  • Humans are Multifaceted

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    Although we may become known for just one thing, we are not just one thing. None of us are. Even the people who spend most of their hours doing just one thing are multifaceted. I am a father, a son, a brother, and a husband. I’m a teacher, a student, a leader, and a follower.…