David Meyer
@dajmeyer
selective synthesist
I wrote a little article about Hedy Lamarr. Here it si ima.org.uk/16506/historic…
Did you know Hedy Lamarr, beyond her acting fame, co-invented frequency-hopping technology during WWII: a precursor to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS? Her ingenuity also shone in aerospace, designing aircraft components for Howard Hughes. She was remarkable.
Sail-shipped coffee from all over Central America ☕️🌊 Belco makes Guatemala a strategic green hub: El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala — all on board Anemos. 👉 2gCO₂/t/km. Shared & optimized shipping!
.@benjaminhaddad, « Le protectionnisme, l’inflation et l’incertitude pénaliseront les entreprises et ménages américains tandis que la pression contre les universités et la politique migratoire menées par l’administration entraveront l’innovation. »
L’accord commercial négocié par la Commission Européenne avec les Etats-Unis apportera une stabilité temporaire aux acteurs économiques menacés par l’escalade douanière américaine, mais il est déséquilibré. Il a le mérite d’exempter de tarifs des secteurs clés pour l’économie…
.@bayrou, “Re: the Van der Leyen-Trump agreement. It is a dark day when an alliance of free peoples, united to assert their values and defend their interests, resigns itself to submission.”
Accord Van der Leyen-Trump : c'est un jour sombre que celui où une alliance de peuples libres, rassemblés pour affirmer leurs valeurs et défendre leurs intérêts, se résout à la soumission.
.@UCSanDiego is great in many ways, but @PennState has it beat in the creamery department, offering the first US college instruction in ice cream manufacture in 1892!
Divinely rhyming, deliciously performed satirical common sense...Joan Aiken brought #TomLehrer into my childhood after her first reunion with her American Pa in the early 1960's...indelible memories... I believed we would all go together... tomlehrersongs.com
Texas State Board of Education brought me in today to testify about #math education and curriculum! I was impressed! They brought some students to testify first, representing a range of levels in math, all the way to very high end. Board was compassionate about everyone, and…
Severo & @PeterKeeptru, Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 nytimes.com/2025/07/27/art… Explaining why he stopped performing,“Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.”
.@DrJoelNMyers Sundial, sculpted by Mark Mennin, at the @PennState Arboretum:
Aiken Avenue in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Named for a branch of the Aiken family: zifyoip.com/pittsburgh-str…. Maybe relatives of Conrad, Joan, and @LizzaAiken?
Shout out to San Diego Museum Council for including our museum in their "Fun Guide" for #ComicCon2025! 💥 See you this weekend with your badge or costume :) Full guide by @gomuseums here: mailchi.mp/sandiegomuseum… #SDCC #SDCC2025 #SDCC25 #SanDiegoComicCon #ComicCon
Harry Gordon sculpture “Connected” carved from oak trees, in front of Frear Hall North. @PennState Prof. William Frear was largely responsible for the Pure Food & Drug Act of 1906 … don’t think he’d be thrilled w/cuts @US_FDA.
Glowing hydrangea at the @PennState Arboretum, and the view West from there.
Facade of the 1938 Pattee Library @PennState, back when universities understood their purpose. Fred Lewis Pattee was the first Professor of American Literature.
The Old Botany building (1887) with a Japanese maple planted in 1900 on the right. Now the home of @PennState’s Department of Asian Studies.
UK wins three Golds at the International Mathematical Olympiad and Alex Chui makes history 🏅 Find out more 👉 ukmt.org.uk/uk-wins-three-… #IMO #UKMT #Maths