Science

Life gets better -- true since we've been keeping records

Dec 4, 2023 •

For All The Marbles

New ideas are not in short supply

Nov 13, 2023 •

This one is a blast and helps me remember the past!

Oct 9, 2023 •

Sense and Sensibility

This is NOT about the 1995 movie starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet & Hugh Grant

Oct 5, 2023 •

Iron Deficiency

We are made of stardust. If not for supernovas, we'd all have an iron deficiency.

Jul 31, 2023 •

An Iberian Play Date

Orcas are dolphins, just more formidable. Their brains match & likely exceed chimpanzees due to specialization. Like humans, they've adapted to all of…

Jul 10, 2023 •

The Loudest Horn

Today is a parable of a too loud tuba. Every instrument in the orchestra has it's role. A loud horn can make everything else hard to hear

Jul 3, 2023 •

A Bridge to Biomimicry

David McCullough & Velcro

Jun 19, 2023 •

You Can't Handle the Truth

Handling the truth might be the path to serenity

Jun 12, 2023 •

Keep Calm & Carrion

I never saw that coming. One of the hardest things to manage in system design is anticipating the tipping points and unintended consequences.

May 29, 2023 •

Today it will be the biome and a book review. In many circumstances asking what something weighs is bad form. Today everything gets on the scale.

Apr 24, 2023 •

Goldilocks and the Red Pill

We spend a lot of time searching for exceptionalism while simultaneously correcting people about differences

Mar 27, 2023 •

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