Primitive Technology

Building a tiled roof hut.

Europa- Searching for Lebensraum

The coming destruction of European civilization.

Europa- Searching for Life

On Jupiter's ocean-filled moon.

On the Pleasures of Not Reading

What a golden age this is for trolls. 

Clive James’s ‘Last Readings’

A critic’s final homage to literature and life.

Never Be Afraid of Stridency

Richard Dawkins’ interview with Christopher Hitchens.

Joyous String Quartet- Smooth Criminal

                            Very smooth.

Body Maps Show Where We Feel Emotion

Engineering and psychology researchers in Finland investigated where we feel and don't feel.

The Supervolcano Under Yellowstone is Alive and Kicking

It's in Wagon Days.

The Siege of Xian Village

I remember the old city.

What Makes You You?

Stop and actually think about it for a minute.

Clearing Up Ambiguity

In every other sphere of expression ambiguity is a flaw.

Living in a Tin Can

Welcome to the International Space Station.

How to Pick Your Life Partner – Part 2

There are three key ingredients necessary.

How to Pick Your Life Partner – Part 1

                 Definitely got that one right.

Git Along, Little Dogies

Come hear it this evening.

The Dangerous Idea that Life is a Story

Mine is.

Why Millennials Are Unhappy

There's a reason why you're so unhappy with your life.

Oh yeah.

Palmyra's Temple of Bel Destroyed

I guess I missed the part about when we actually do something.

Two More Oh.

         

                          
                                            Don't miss it.

The Hardest Places in the World to Visit

In some cases, the adventure started before you get there.

The Fermi Paradox

“Where is everybody?”

The Art Of Noises

On the logic of sound and the senses.

The Limits of Language

Wittgenstein explains why we always misunderstand one another on the Internet.

Meet Your Ancestors

All of Them.

New New Zealand Flag Workshop

As only the Kiwis can celebrate their participation.

Fibonacci Numbers

Fibonacci Sculptures fake movement. Unlike the real rabbit reproductive movement in Westwood Lake Chronicles.

Face Sculptures using DNA from Chewed Gum

DNA found in public left in chewed gum, cigarette butts, and hair.

If You're Heading to the States

And we are in October...

The Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes

315 years. 20,528 voyages. Millions of lives.

Nuclear Detonations from 1945 to Present

Over two thousand.

The View from the Top

Photos of how the the richest 1 per cent live.

The Great Perils of Social Interaction

If an alien ever immigrated to Earth, he’d be a social disaster.

We Call This Home

3 Years Around the World Travel

The Summer That Never Was

I NEVER went to Iceland...

Japanese Fisherman Reunites with Boat

Swept away in the 2011 tsunami.

Loving Books in a Dark Age

There was nobody else alive...

Your Family

        Past, Present, and Future

How The Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive

  Thicker ink, fewer smudges, and more strained 
   hands.

Great Man

Oliver Sacks obituary