Halloween: Everything You Wanted to Know About the Spooky Holiday
A few years ago, I was driving to a business meeting with a French colleague when I asked her what […]
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A few years ago, I was driving to a business meeting with a French colleague when I asked her what […]
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Do you listen to music when you write? It seems that the majority of writers do. But the science behind
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“Give me liberty, or give me death!” — Patrick Henry Are you an aging ultra-libertarian who recently came across the wonderdrug called
“Our minds are filled with a ton of little glitches that make it hard to enjoy the great things that
Why Silver Medal Winners Oddly Appear So Upset Read More »
In the days of pirates and unknown exploration into the big deep blue, the Pacific Ocean was a land of
The Pitcairn Islands: Mutineers, Murder, Mayhem, and Incest Read More »
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep. There goes the damn General Electric Digital Clock Radio, model 7–4612, that everyone had in their
Night Owls: Why People Should Say Thanks for Saving Humanity Read More »
As a learner of Mandarin Chinese, I often come across words or phrases that just sound plain funny when translated
15 Over-the-Top Funny Chinese Words Read More »
You find yourself wanting to take a day trip to visit the historic Overtoun House, a 19th-century mansion and estate
The Dog Suicide Bridge: Why Dogs Go to Leap Off For No Reason Read More »
“Logic is in the eye of the logician.” — Gloria Steinem Oh boy, do we ever like proving ourselves to be right.
The Monty Hall Problem Easy Explanation Read More »
“It is only through mystery and madness that the soul is revealed.”― Thomas Moore Who doesn’t like a good mystery?
The Voynich Manuscript: A 600-Year-Old Scientific Mystery and Battle for Egos Read More »