Dovi's Digest Volume 1
A weekly newsletter for all your intellectual, spiritual and physical needs
Hey All
As you can see from the subject line, instead of sending articles piecemeal, from now on I’ll be sending one weekly email with select articles which I’ve found interesting, along with the occasional long read. They’ll be from a range of subjects and viewpoints.
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Hope you’re safe and well
Dovi
And now, the articles:
Is it Ever Too Late to Pursue a Dream?
Is there room in the NBA for a 42 year old rookie?
Frank Ramsey—a philosopher, economist, and mathematician—was one of the greatest minds of the last century. Have we caught up with him yet?
The octopus and the evolution of intelligent life
Harvard’s Reinhart and Rogoff Say This Time Really Is Different
The professors, whose 2009 book showed that financial crises often follow similar patterns, spoke to us about what's happening in 2020.
The Last Voices of World War II (courtesy of Dr Stanley Wolberg)
Quote of the Week:
As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind—every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder. — Attributed to John Glenn, Jr
Fact of the Week:
In 1903, W Reginald Bray posted himself by sticking on a stamp, walking to the post office and asking to be taken back to his in house. He also once posted a bee
Cartoon of the Week:
Brain Teaser of the Week:
Every day at noon, an ocean liner leaves Southampton to sail for New York, and (simultaneously) an ocean liner sails from New York to Southampton. The crossing takes exactly seven days and seven nights in either directions. How many other ocean liners will an ocean liner leaving Southampton today pass at sea before arriving in New York?
Send your answers to dovisdigest@gmail.com, correct answers will get a shoutout in next week’s newsletter.
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