Science has just handed us another existential curveball: the Y chromosome might be on its way out. That’s right—the little genetic bundle that makes men, well, men is apparently shrinking …
Ditch the Bland Backdrop. Your Video Call Background Needs a Personality Boost In today’s world of endless Zoom meetings, Teams calls, and virtual coffee breaks, the backdrop you choose for …
I just discovered Nat Eliason. No, the main image above isn’t him. I still really have no idea who he is beyond one article he wrote (I’ll read more of …
For more than 30 years, we’ve relied on search engines to help us find information online. You know the names: Yahoo, Lycos, Ask Jeeves, InfoSeek, Webcrawler, AltaVista, Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, …
The iconic recycling logo, which originally promised environmental benefits, has been misused and manipulated by corporations over the last 50 years, especially “Big Plastic”, to mislead the public. Despite widespread …
I recently read an article about Ole Kirk Kristiansen, the founder of the Lego Group, which is now the world’s largest toy company with nearly $10 Billion in revenue last …
Lots of articles from so-called experts these days on how to define your co-workers: are they friends? Are they “work spouses”? Should they be considered family? Or are they just …
I was recently sitting at a restaurant with someone who was struggling to read the menu due to low light. It wasn’t candle-lit dining, mind you, but just normal evening …
Everyone loves a good headline. A real hook, line, and sinker piece of juicy bait to pull you in. And nobody does headlines better than a tabloid newspaper. I saw …
I wanted to give everyone a gentle reminder as they potentially visit and navigate some busy parking lots this holiday season. Below are a couple helpful diagrams on how to …
Tis the season for too much going on at once. My teams are all in action (except the Red Sox). My college teams are playing regular season games or late-season/playoff …
Let’s kick things off with a pop quiz: You’re reading a riveting article about the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle when you remember you want a snack. You head to …
Moving away from home and into a college dorm can be one of the most exhilarating yet nerve-wracking experiences of a young adult’s life. It’s an adventure, a rite of …
Here I sit, stuck in the ever-twisting vortex of modern technology, pondering the fate of my digital consumption. My faithful old friend, cable television, had been with me through thick …
I don’t want to pick on China, but of the world’s Top 5 economies (per GDP), all but one is seeing decreasing CO2 emissions per capita. The US, UK, Germany …
Once upon a time, I was a kid who lived, breathed, and, yes, occasionally ate baseball. I played it every summer, every spare moment, and I bled Red Sox red. …
By now you probably know that every now and then your iPhone or Android phone asks you to update to the latest and greatest version of their operating system. You …
As a 20-plus year business professional and seasoned traveler, I’ve had my fair share of experiences with airline loyalty programs. These used to be the frequent flyer’s equivalent of gold; …
As the world’s population continues to grow, so does our consumption of resources. This trend puts a tremendous strain on our planet, and it is becoming increasingly clear that our …
If art is your thing, here are some potential destinations to visit in 2023. If art’s not your thing, this year is an opportunity to reconsider and give it a …
It’s December 2022 and the Taliban — Afghanistan’s ass-backward and uber-conservative Islamic government — has once again decided to ban education for girls. This includes elementary school all the way …
Every single day in research centers around the world scientists make breakthroughs in understanding, treating, and curing cancers (and other afflictions). And while the Moon and Mars and the Metaverse …
(this article was inspired by a recent article in Wired; https://www.wired.co.uk/article/submarine-internet-cables-egypt) One minute we are a technologically advanced society, able to connect humans and machines from far-reaching parts of the …
Somewhere between Halloween trick-or-treating and Christmas decorating is this November netherworld known as “Thanksgiving” season. Of course, the original Thanksgiving feast dates back 400 years to 1621, when the newly …
Elon Musk’s now-famous ultimatum to Twitter employees where they can choose to remain at the company and be “hard-core” or they can accept a three-month severance and leave has backfired. …
