
Many have been quite upset at the 2016 loss of several famous entertainers — most recently, Carrie Fisher and George Michael — but, to much less fanfare and public lamentation, we’ve also lost a number of eminent scientists over the past year. Here’s one list:
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/47807/title/Those-We-Lost-in-2016/
For years (and they probably still do it today), People magazine published a December issue devoted to “The Year’s Most Interesting People.” I’ve typically been underwhelmed by it. I’m one of those weird wack-jobs who, for some reason, simply don’t find the Kardashians even remotely interesting.