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Bach in Mind

A conserved Bach current

The Bach tensor and a vector which generates conformal symmetries allow a conserved 4-current to be defined. The Bach 4-current gives rise to a quasilocal 2-surface expression for power per luminosity distance in the Vaidya exterior of collapsing fluid interiors. This is interpreted in terms of entropy generation. PACS numbers: 0420J, 0440N

Margaret Macdowall

Margaret Macdowall, a well known and leading figure among pioneer teachers of the mentally defective, was born on July 20th, 1862, at Thornton Dale (her father was Vicar of Rillington in 1864). She had a very delicate girlhood which seriously interfered with her education, but in spite of that she lived to be nearly 68. When special opportunities came, her doctor (attending her for a very sever...

Margaret McCartney: Bad language.

Whether it’s related to remnants of paternalism or to the universal rise of the public relations industry, healthcare is littered with terminology that inadvertently or otherwise misleads, by concealing or distorting crucial information. From lazy language to deliberate doublespeak, some of my most loathed examples are below. Don’t we need a clear-out of this bad language? Words that mask auste...

Sam Wang

Sam Wang is a pioneer in using statistical methods to analyze U.S. presidential election polls. In this election season interview with Neuron, he discusses diagnosing partisan gerrymandering, his research on the cerebellum, and how he analyzes polls with high accuracy.