How’s your vision? Source: Wikimedia Commons. CC0. I need to get a vision test soon. I’ve had glasses since I was about 12 years old, but I was too vain to start wearing them until I was in college. One morning, while squinting at the professor’s [...]
Risk is conserved. Source: Maxpixel. CC0. In physics there’s the principle of conservation of matter and conservation of energy. Matter can’t be created or destroyed. It can only be transformed. In a nuclear reaction, an infinitesimal amount of matter is converted into a tiny amount of [...]
Do big buildings predict a big bust? Source: Visual Capitalist There certainly has been a building boom lately. In just the last year, construction has roared back in New York City, particularly around Central Park. They’ve capitalized on the global boom in wealth creation that’s resulted [...]
Have you ever met a moose in the wild? Photo: EPA. Source: Wikipedia A few years ago I was hiking in Yellowstone National Park, heading off to an attraction about a mile off the road. It was late July, the middle of the afternoon, and as [...]
This is, for many, their favorite time of the year. Photo: Chris Whiton. Source: White Mountain Images. Used by permission. Sunny days and crisp nights make autumn a lovely season. In New England, even rainy days in the valleys can lead to snowy summits set above [...]
