60 future crimes that don’t exist today
60 future crimes that don’t exist today Most of our heroes were rule breakers. Yes, virtually everyone that holds a prominent place in our history books was a rebel, rule breaker, and occasional criminal. No, I’m not saying these people should have been arrested, but...
The Future of Ignorance
The Future of Ignorance In 1901, Dr. Duncan MacDougall set out to discover if the human soul weighed anything. Working in the local old age home, he conducted a series of experiments where he weighed six patients on a precision scale both before and after they...
Engineering the Secret Engines of Off-Grid Living
Engineering the Secret Engines of Off-Grid Living Having just returned from a trip to Alaska, it occurred to me that most of the 660,000 sq miles of this beautiful state will never be habitable until a more complete off-grid solution is found. In Alaska, they’ve...
10 Unanswerable Questions that Neither Science nor Religion can Answer
10 Unanswerable Questions that Neither Science nor Religion can Answer A few years ago I was taking a tour of a dome-shaped house, and the architect explained to me that domes are an optical illusion. Whenever someone enters a room, their eyes inadvertently glance up...