Walter Isaacson
@WalterIsaacson
Upcoming: The Greatest Sentence Ever Written: https://a.co/d/apuMHYU Also, bios of Musk, Jennifer Doudna, Leonardo, Franklin, Einstein, Jobs. Professor @Tulane
The Greatest Sentence Ever Written amazon.com/Greatest-Sente…
Time to Pay Attention to Louisiana and the “Southern Surge” - Education Next educationnext.org/time-to-pay-at…
It’s heartbreaking to hear @davidrliu - the winner of the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences and one of the top leading scientists & innovators of our lifetime, describes during his conversation with @WalterIsaacson the irreversible damages and the crisis caused from the…
1/This excellent FT article explains just how much the latest decision of the Trump administration and Elon Musk specifically to cut $4B yearly from all of NIH R&D grants to American universities will effect both science & medicine in the U.S and perhaps even worldwide. $XBI 🧵👇
As we head into our 250th next year, I’ve written a short book, out in November, about the Declaration’s “We hold these truths” sentence, how Jefferson and Franklin and Adams crafted it, and how it can help help us find common ground today. amazon.com/Greatest-Sente…
Tonight was Manhattanhenge in New York City ☀️
Helen Lewis, author of "The Genius Myth," talks to @WalterIsaacson about how society approaches, what she calls, "the dangerous idea" of genius. @HelenLewis youtu.be/IGnffRoppSk
I had a nice talk with @sullydish on New Orleans and Benjamin Franklin and many other things. andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/walter-isaac…
Maybe the greatest sentence ever written by human hands (Jefferson with edits from Franklin and Adams): We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life,…
Happy July 4! As we head into our 250th next year, I’ve written a short book, out in November, about the Declaration’s “We hold these truths” sentence, how Jefferson and Franklin and Adams crafted it, and how it can help us find common ground today. amazon.com/Greatest-Sente…
Happy July 4! As we head into our 250th next year, I’ve written a short book, out in November, about the Declaration’s “We hold these truths” sentence, how Jefferson and Franklin and Adams crafted it, and how it can help help us find common ground today. simonandschuster.com/books/The-Grea…
CRISPR just scored its biggest win yet against Huntington's. The secret? A delivery system called RIDE that sneaks into neurons, makes its edit, then vanishes in 72 hours. Here's what happened 🧵👇
As the legal battle plays out between creators and AI companies, @createdbyhumans is advocating for a new vision for how copyright and AI fit together. If we get this right, it will be a win for AI and a win for the American creative industry. Read our blueprint and let us know…
My latest: On an extraordinary NYC mayoral race politico.com/news/magazine/…
Live oak and fire hydrant, Tulane University, New Orleans
Person after person from the Supreme Court told me that Amy Coney Barrett may be the most interesting-- and misunderstood-- justice. So I worked for months on this profile: nyti.ms/3HIcgUm