The Venus Transit: Who Cares?
A few hundred years ago Venus passing in transit across the face of the sun was a big scientific deal. …
As Venus Transits The Face Of The Sun, Here’s How To Safely Watch
DO NOT STARE AT THE SUN. Is that clear enough? As we looked this morning for good guides about how …
Beset With Bedbugs? Don’t Bother With Bug Bombs
Bedbug infestations can be maddening. So readily available bug bombs that fill the house with a pesticide fog are understandably …
The Chumbawamba Principle: A Commencement Address
This is a commencement address I gave this weekend at the College of the Atlantic, in Bar Harbor, Maine. It’s …
Summer Science: How To Build A Campfire
Summer living is supposed to be easy — school is out, the days are long, the traffic eases. But it’s …
What’s Different About The Brains Of People With Autism?
Like a lot of people with autism, Jeff Hudale has a brain that’s really good at some things. “I have …
Look Up, Stargazers: June 5 Is The Transit Of Venus
It’s been a good season for stargazers, a veritable meteor shower of astronomical goodies, from a supermoon to a solar …
How To Grow The Tastiest Tomato? One Secret’s In The Soil
It’s tomato time here in the mid-Atlantic – the critical moment when those of us eager to pull fat, bright …
What The Vampire Said To The Horseshoe Crab: ‘Your Blood Is Blue?’
I’d never seen this before, because I thought it was just a figure of speech referring to kings and noblemen. …
Old People Smell Different, Not Worse
If you’ve ever spent time where the elderly congregate, you may have wondered: Do old people smell different? Well, it’s …
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