My dad, even in his 90s, had the mind of a steel trap. He remembered just about everything, and I am thankful for all the stories he told about his life. However, there is one thing he conveniently failed to remember. When my sister and I were in high school and we were scheduling our classes, one of the requirements was two years of a foreign language. I remember wanting to take Spanish. I had heard it was the easiest to learn, and I deemed that it would be quite useful in my life. Daddy was a
A. J. Jacobs, NPR contributor, essayist, host of the podcast "The Puzzler" and the author of The Year of Living Biblically, It's All Relative and his latest, The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning (Crown, 2024), offers his take on "originalism" by living like a "founding father"—tricorn hat and all. →EVENT: A. J. Jacobs talks to NYS Lieutenant Gov. Antonio Delgado at 92Y on Thursday, May 9 at 8pm. Register here.
Here on Earth, as well as elsewhere throughout the Universe, a tremendous variety of naturally occurring elements can be found. More than 90 species of atoms — from hydrogen up through plutonium — have been detected in various environments, but astrophysically, very few events are capable of creating the heaviest elements of all. Where did these heavy elements, including silver, iodine, tungsten, platinum, gold, mercury, uranium, and more, ultimately come from? For all of the 20th century and...
Japanese professor Hibino Terutoshi has taken numerous research trips through Vietnam in pursuit of the origins of sushi
Although Mars presents a barren, dusty landscape with no signs of life so far, its geological features such as deltas, lakebeds, and river valleys strongly suggest a past where water once flowed abundantly on its surface. To explore this possibility, scientists examine sediments preserved near these formations. The composition of these sediments holds clues about the early environmental conditions, the processes that shaped the planet over time, and even potential signs of past life.
Executive VP Sophia Dilley on how Concord Originals is mining a music and theatrical catalogue spanning more than one million copyrights and why it is refocusing its development slate as the market turns.
A veteran crime scene recreation expert says he believes he sees the images of not one but two beings in the Las Vegas alien video.
Max has released the first trailer for their long-gestating Dune prequel series, Dune: Prophecy, which is set 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides, and explores the origins of the mysterious Bene Gesserit. Based on Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson’s Sisterhood of Dune novel, Dune: Prophecy stars Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Explore...
Leaders with the Super Krewe of Endymion have announced updates to the Mid-City parade route.
Lucknow, May 15: The emails with bomb threats to four private schools in Lucknow allegedly originated from Russia, police said on Wednesday.
The FIR also mentioned that the emails are not solely focused on threats to schools and the sender also discussed drawing inspiration from Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who is accused of orchestrating terror attacks in Paris in 2015.
The sender also expressed opposition towards the Indian government.
The FIR was lodged in Gomti Nagar police...
Scientists are offering a new theory about how the earth's plates formed:
Julio Torres is not done with his brand of quirky! You might remember him as the…