Common Sense Isn’t Common
Because of our biography of Madame Currie, I’ve been told I was a bit harsh on her, that the most brilliant woman on earth experienced a few moments of stupid that ended up killing her and her daughter, not to…
David
Ancient DNA
At 75, I’m enormously bored with life. My eyes are not good . . . can’t read for more than a few minutes. I love world literature, just can’t do it anymore. So I’ve become a cinephile. A movie lover.…
Unana Joy
I want you to meet Elda Costigan. She is a very important person to me and to my charity. In fact, my charity would no longer exist if not for her. During the pandemic, because of her generosity, we were…
Self Experimentation
It was the cover image (above) that got me started on this subject. You see, people constantly and consistently post memes such as this with no context. The context missing from this particular meme is that no animal or human…
Vegan Mushroom Soup
Yup, we use coconut milk (powder). This is one of the most versatile ingredients in my kitchen. Whenever a recipe calls for thick cream, I make It using coconut milk powder in just a little water. For my green bean…
Six Women Pulled Off a Computing Miracle
Women’s hidden history (buried, actually), by Jeremy Keeshin. They programmed the world’s first computer—with no manuals, no training. Then, a SINGLE assumption erased them from tech history for decades. The story of how ONE photo nearly deleted computing’s female founders: Kathy…