On your 14th birthday, World War I starts and ends on your 18th birthday. 22 million people perish in … More
Tag: Essay
If We Had a Real Leader
David Brooks – NY Times – Opinion Columnist – 29 may 2020 Imagining Covid under a normal president. “This week … More
Travels with John Conway, in 258 Septillion Dimensions
The Princeton mathemagician, who died in April, left an engaging legacy of numerical gamesmanship. Dots and Boxes, invented in the … More
A Life on and Off the Navajo Nation
The reservation has more coronavirus cases per capita than any state in the country. By Wahleah Johns – 13 May … More
The Irish Wolf
The last Irish Wolf was killed on Mount Leinster, in County Carlow, in 1786 “The Wolf was once widespread in … More
Tapirs Help Reforestation Via Defecation
The Woodland Park Zoo, in Seattle, has exciting news. It was recently announced that Ulan, the 8-year-old Malayan tapir, is … More
Melville’s Whale Was a Warning We Failed to Heed
It’s a real shame that so many students in High School and College are no longer required to read Moby … More