Have you seen any dollar coins in circulation lately? The U.S. Mint began making coins of this denomination with the imagine of the Shoshone woman Sacagawea in 2000. (Recall her claim to fame was as a guide for the Lewis & Clark expedition.) Using coins rather than dollar bills would be a significant savings, since
On August 21, 2017, fourteen states will witness one of the universe’s most impressive phenomenons — a total solar eclipse. (See the path across the states at http://www.astronomy.com/great-american-eclipse-2017.) Throughout human history, eclipses have brought fear and wonder into people’s lives. Fortunately, we now understand exactly what’s happening. But in the past, they have literally changed
I don’t mean to brag, but I’m something of an expert on failure. The fact that many of you have never heard of me until you read this supports my point. But I’m not going for pity here, because I’m getting by pretty well. It’s just that I’ve never been able to accomplish something really
We seem so powerless as compared to Mother Nature. Earthquakes, tornadoes, and hurricanes always put us at the mercy of the elements. And yet… Could there be a way to stop hurricanes from forming? After all, these monster storms are basically huge heat engines. They appear toward the end of summer, when the top layer
Running is my recreational sport. When I run, I never think about running alone, or at night, or in the country. But then, I’m a man. I remember when I lived in California, almost every weekday I used to run after work on the Santa Ana River trail with some coworkers, including a young lady.
Everyone probably knows eating fruits and veggies are good for you, but how good? Just what you’ve been waiting to hear — a new study suggests that eating even more produce can prevent millions of deaths each year. In case you don’t believe me, my source is Time magazine’s daily newsletter brief of March 30th.
There is a lot we take for granted in our modern world. Like cookbooks, for example. March 23 is kind of a milestone anniversary in home economics. On that day in 1857, Fannie Merritt Farmer was born in Boston. According The Writers’ Almanac, Fannie is remembered for publishing the first cookbook in American history. Up
Science gives us wonderful tools — everything from penicillin to a GPS system to life itself. How we use these tools, however, is up to us. What has caught my eye recently was a report, originally in the Chicago Tribune, that Great Britain’s Newcastle University has been given permission to create babies using the DNA
I hope everyone has adjusted to our switch to Daylight Savings Time by now. Do you notice any impact on your daily routine? Apparently there are some negatives, because on March 8, 2017, the Time magazine Newsbrief listed seven negative impacts on health. According to Dr. Sandhya Kumar, assistant professor of neurology and medical director
Giant pandas have always captured our imagination. Their distinctive coloration certainly gives a new meaning to the word cute. But why are they colored that way? A new study, published February 28, 2017 in Behavioral Ecology, suggests two reasons — camouflage and communication. Tim Caro, a professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology