Osmium Noun: Chemical Element. #76 on the periodic table, Osmium is the densest naturally occurring element. It is many times rarer than gold. Osmium is a hard, brittle, blue-gray metal. Example: R...Read More
“Energy is the master resource.” Steve McBride, The Rational Optimist Society Every week the Rational Optimist Society shares some good news about human progress. It is worth a read at lea...Read More
How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson One thing leads to another. This is an excellent book for people who enjoy learning the history of technology. For example time zones were not necessary until we ha...Read More
During the 2024 election cycle Democrats spent $4.5 billion and Republicans spent $3.5 billion trying to get your vote. A total of $8 billion, which sounds like a lot until you find out that Americans...Read More
Interregnum Noun: The period between governments. Originally the period between kings (regnum is Latin for something to do with kings) It has also come to mean the period between two significant event...Read More
“The only thing more unsavory than U.S. intervention, it turns out, is U.S. nonintervention.” Max Boot in The Savage Wars of Peace A big horn sheep in the Grand Canyon....Read More
“Public opinion often fastens itself to trivial objects.” Margaret Macmillan in Paris 1919 A great photo of a mid century modern house with Piestewa Peak in the background....Read More