How the Irish Saved Civilization
In his series, The Hinges of History, Thomas Cahill sets out to identify and ponder the moments, movements and groups throughout history that in some crucial way changed the course and development of Western...
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Bernoulli Effect in Action
(Kevin Kelly) It is a powerful water pump you can use without electrical power; instead it uses the Bernoulli effect from water pressure in a hose. You connect the pump to a faucet with...
Mysteries of the Alphabet: The Origins of Writing
One of those books I stumbled across while looking for something else, I decided to give it a go nonetheless. In Mysteries of the Alphabet: The Origins of Writing, the author, Marc-Alain Ouaknin attempts...
Freshly Brewed Firelogs
(Time) There’s nothing like a crackling fire made from good old-fashioned firewood. But real logs produce lots of soot and carbon dioxide, and real trees often have to be felled to make them. Enter...
Catchy Ties
We often joke about the corporate neckware but find ourselves donning them for interviews, court cases and other mandatory engagements with the official and bureaucratic world. The only think I dislike more than HAVING...
