About two weeks ago, astronomers welcomed a new tool into their arsenal for studying the cosmos: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. The observatory houses the world’s largest digital camera, which photographs the sky every 40 seconds. According to the observatory’s website, the camera is the size of an SUV and captures images at …
On this 249th birthday of the United States of America, I choose to celebrate what makes this country special and unique. I can think of no better way to remember those qualities than by publishing the words to ‘America the Beautiful.’ O beautiful for spacious skies,For amber waves of grain,For purple mountain majestiesAbove the fruited …
The date was February 19, 1990. I was, um, significantly younger. That is the date the world was introduced to the brainchild of two brothers: Thomas and John Knoll. The world would never be the same. That was the date Photoshop 1.0 was released for the Macintosh computer. In recent years—particularly before the developments in …
“If we assume we’ve arrived, we stop searching, we stop developing.”—Jocelyn Bell Burnell
For those of you unfamiliar with the term, biohacking has been defined by Dictionary.com as “strategic biological experimentation, especially upon oneself, using technology, drugs, hormones, diet, etc., with the goal of enhancing or augmenting performance, health, mood, or the like.” Author Tim Ferriss shared his thoughts on biohacking on an episode of the Money Rehab …
Think back to your youth. If you had siblings, I would bet that you’ve experienced a tickle war at some point in your life. Being tickled is something that everyone has experienced at least once in their life. So why does science know so little about it? Charles Darwin and Socrates pondered the physical reaction …
“You can’t separate peace from freedom, because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”—Malcolm X
Whenever I leave my home, you can be sure I have the following items on me: Wallet Watch Keys Phone It’s interesting… I grew up in an era before cell phones. (Yes, my birth year starts with “19.”) However, I have quickly adopted technological advancements and have seen both the benefits and disadvantages of doing …
My wife and I are both Jeep owners. They aren’t the classic Wranglers. Nor are they the problematic Gladiators (that we, honestly, used to want). No, we both own different styles of Jeep SUVs. But they are still Jeeps. When we bought the vehicles, no one provided us with the Jeep Rule Book™ (if such …
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