Open AccessFrom the President: O Tempora! O Mores!
Author(s) -
Stefan De Gendt
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the electrochemical society interface
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.568
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1944-8783
pISSN - 1064-8208
DOI - 10.1149/2.002204if
Subject(s) - mores , phrase , cicero , political science , law , philosophy , art , literature , linguistics , politics
This Latin phrase, spoken by Cicero around 70 BC, translates to “Oh the times, oh the customs.” These words are more than appropriate for the current worldwide crisis and how we react to it. When I wrote the summer Interface editorial, I hoped that society could look forward to resuming life as usual.