Clik here to view.
Science: What Happened When Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson Met Carl Sagan [@neiltyson]
Presented without comment. [Source: YouTube]
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Son Is a Satanist, and I’m Proud of It
Fivel Rothberg’s son thinks Satan is cooler than God. What’s the big deal? As the father of a 13-year-old self-proclaimed Satanist, I can honestly say I’m proud of my son Noam. His beliefs are at once...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Science: Researchers Guide Lightning With Lasers [@akilshohen]
Sounding similar to a something a villain from Captain Planet would do, scientists have discovered a way to steer lightning with lasers. A team of French scientists have been able to do this in a lab,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
17 Things You Can Learn From Traveling
Humans are friendly and honest the vast majority of the time. Taxi drivers outside airports are the exception. This was originally published on Basic Goodness. Shrithanu, Koh Phangan, Thailand. Because...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Road Trip: Tips for Making Lifetime Memories
Jay Palter takes his 9 year olds on a summer road trip the whole family will appreciate now and remember, always. People looked at me like I was nuts when I told them what we were doing for our summer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shark Week: Close Encounters With Jeff Kurr
Don’t panic … Shark Week producer and shark expert Jeff Kurr has advice for finding—and avoiding—close encounters of the shark kind on your summer vacation. This was previously published on Escape...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Perfect Test
A San Francisco native travels to the Mississippi Delta for lessons on another America. Educational inequality in the United States is easy to define by numbers: The disparity in spending between the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Visit the Hemloft (Video)
When one guy wanted some adventure in the great outdoors, he built a secret Hemloft. This was intriguing to me because it looked like something I always wanted in my backyard as a kid, but more...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Odd Times I Cry
Norbert Brown knows that being a “weepy kind of guy” makes life more difficult for himself. But at least now, he understands why. — My third, youngest child is sitting beside me in the well-appointed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mercury 7 Astronaut Scott Carpenter, 1925-2013
Rob Joyner remembers an American hero. Aurora 7 lifts off from Cape Canaveral on a three orbit mission around Earth. Four hours, 56 minutes and 5 seconds later, Scott Carpenter, age 37, becomes the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Wants Everyone to Love Learning
Tweet This past Sunday marked the premier of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, a show that hopes to spark a new generation of explorers with a hunger for knowledge. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, hosted by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Using Wanderlust to Grow
There is a beauty in wanderlust, but with travel comes discomfort. Properly managing this discomfort can make a profound difference. ___ I was born a wanderer and that will never change. I always...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Day My Daughter Met a Snake
Ty Phillips and his daughter connect with nature and each other on his annual pilgrimage to the woods. ___ For the last four years, every spring I have climbed into the hills of the forest to...
View ArticleMusings: Centerfold
View image | gettyimages.com Here’s what happened when he stumbled across a sight he didn’t think he’d ever see. ___ Editor’s Note: In honor of Playboy no longer posting nudes, we’ve been collecting...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bringing Back the Dead: A Look at the Early Days of Science and Medicine
Embed from Getty Images Every modern medical practice was new at one point, including resuscitating victims of drowning. — In the course of my research, I often come across great sources which,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Runner’s Life, Rediscovered
One man’s story of how running enriched his life in unexpected ways. — When people ask me what my college major was, I sometimes think to answer, the 1500 meter run. It was an all-consuming task....
View ArticleClik here to view.
What Survives the Centuries: Children’s Sketches and Home Remedies
Embed from Getty Images One child’s lost drawings in a 19th-Century medical manuscript. — I’ve always been fascinated by marginalia in manuscripts–the comments written in the margins, the little...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Son Is a Satanist, and I’m Proud of It
Fivel Rothberg’s son thinks Satan is cooler than God. What’s the big deal? As the father of a 13-year-old self-proclaimed Satanist, I can honestly say I’m proud of my son Noam. His beliefs are at once...
View ArticleClik here to view.
17 Things You Can Learn From Traveling
Humans are friendly and honest the vast majority of the time. Taxi drivers outside airports are the exception. This was originally published on Basic Goodness. Shrithanu, Koh Phangan, Thailand. Because...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Road Trip: Tips for Making Lifetime Memories
Jay Palter takes his 9 year olds on a summer road trip the whole family will appreciate now and remember, always. People looked at me like I was nuts when I told them what we were doing for our summer...
View Article
