Historian of Science, Technology, & the Environment
The Reynolds Journalism Institute in Columbus, Missouri, recently announced the winners of its international Pictures of the Year competition. The photograph shown above, which was taken by John Stanmeyer on the shores …
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station recently snapped this startling photograph of one of the most mysterious places on Earth. As you can see, the image shows North Korea, or, …
The current issue of National Geographic magazine includes an excellent feature on the Atlantic bluefin tuna, whom Ernest Hemingway once called the “king of all fish.” According to the article’s author, Kenneth Brower, bluefin …
The world of cinema has lost another great one. Harold Ramis made some truly great movies over the years. My personal favorite was Groundhog Day, one of the most profoundly original movies of …
Scientists have discovered an ancient piece of the Earth on a ranch in western Australia. Using highly specialized equipment, a team of geochemists led by John W. Valley analyzed a single grain of zircon crystal and …
“Unless you are one of the first Americans, unless you are a Native American, you came from someplace else. That’s why we’ve always defined ourselves as a nation of immigrants.” ~ President …
While browsing the Sports page this morning, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Šarūnas Marčiulionis has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Many congratulations to Šarūnas, and …
I join cinephiles the world over in mourning the tragic death of the very talented actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman. He was in many, many excellent movies over the years, and he was …