81 is the only number* that is the square of the sum of its digits: (8 + 1)^2 = 81. + more
81 is the only number* that is the square of the sum of its digits: (8 + 1)^2 = 81. + more
Call me naive, but I certainly didn’t see this coming: Little Free Libraries are apparently a Bad Thing™—and the critique + more
Usually, when I come across a story that purports to show how an underrepresented group was really responsible for the + more
In 1838, then-29-year-old Charles Darwin prepared a list of pros and cons around the question of marriage. On the plus + more
Social media isn’t entirely terrible. If you can manage to steer clear of political tribalism and its associated posturing and + more
“You’ve been hoaxed,” writes Angus Fletcher. “Computers can’t grasp the most lucid haiku. Nor can they pen the clumsiest fairytale. + more
You’ll have to forgive me for all the depressing death posts of late, but I couldn’t not say something about + more
“Enough with all the words,” I imagine most of you saying every time I post something. “Give us something cool + more
I know we’re supposed to remember Hal Holbrook for his portrayal of Mark Twain during the six-decade run of his + more
When Duke Bootee died last month, he left us with not only “the greatest song in hip-hop history” (according to + more
One of my favorite composers died last December, yet another victim of this godforsaken pandemic. The irony, of course, is + more
Did you know that wombats make cube-shaped poo? And scientists have just figured out how they do it. No, really. + more
Apropos of my previous post, in which I wax rather Eeyore-ish on what Big Tech has wrought, allow me to + more
“Technosolutionism is a way of understanding the world that assigns priority to engineered solutions to human problems” writes Christine Rosen. + more
If any doubt remains as to whether we are, in fact, living in the End Times, please take a gander + more