“Truth is the offspring of silence and meditation.” – Isaac Newton
"Truth is the offspring of silence and meditation." - Isaac Newton
“The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.” – Winston Churchill
"The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is." - Winston Churchill
“The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.” – Carl Sagan
"The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent." - Carl Sagan
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do." - Steve Jobs
“Science is the great engine of change, but we must remember that we are the engineers.” – Isaac Asimov
"Science is the great engine of change, but we must remember that we are the engineers." - Isaac Asimov
Camaroon’s Strange Histories, Killer Lakes, and the Frog the Size of a Housecat
Cameroon is one of those West African countries that absolutely refuses to be normal. It has killer lakes, monster frogs, colonial leftovers that won’t dissolve, and a national name that translates roughly to “Shrimp Land.” If this were a movie [read more...]
The Real Origin of Black Friday
Most people think Black Friday is about bargain hunting, doorbusters, and cyber deals. Cute story. The real origin is darker, messier, and a little more American: financial panic, urban chaos, and corporate sleight-of-hand. This is the history retailers conveniently forgot. [read more...]
Were the Master Renaissance Painter’s Using a Secret Trick?
Were the master's of painting in the Renaissance Era using an optical illusion to guide them along? Is the illusion of their "mastery" just a simple trick? History places the dawn of the Renaissance in Florence, but in Bruge and [read more...]
Rene Descartes [1596-1650] The First Conspiracy Theorist
Rene Dscartes was born in France, and at the age of twenty two moved to Holland, spending most of his life there. He studied mathematics, philosophy, physics, psychology, physiology, and cosmology. A deep thinker, he influenced all of these areas [read more...]
