January 30, 2026 0 But I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon Hi! The title above is a reference to an old Sesame Street song, but this isn’t about the song (which is a [...]
January 29, 2026 0 The Library That Turned Away an Astronaut On January 28, 1986, tragedy struck the United States. The Space Shuttle Challenger, carrying a crew of [...]
January 27, 2026 0 The Not-Quite Upside Down Pictured above is a photo of former U.S. President Barack Obama, and at first glance, there’s something [...]
January 26, 2026 0 The San Francisco Egg War In the year 1848, the city of San Francisco could hardly be called a “city” — fewer than 1,000 people [...]
January 23, 2026 0 The Joy of Discovery Hi! On Tuesday, I shared a story about a quirk of geography — and the emails I received in response were [...]
January 22, 2026 0 Why Does Toothpaste Make Orange Juice Taste So Awful? Dental care is an important part of maintaining your health. So hopefully, brushing your teeth is part of [...]
January 20, 2026 0 The Panhandle That Failed You probably can’t find the African country of Namibia on an unlabeled map. (If you can’t, don’t feel [...]
January 16, 2026 0 Book Recommendations, Please! Hi! Over the holidays, I finally got around to reading Project Hail Mary — and I loved it. I read a lot, [...]
January 15, 2026 0 The Meal That Makes You See Tiny People? A good meal can be a revelatory experience, transcending your sense of taste and becoming something [...]
January 13, 2026 0 Not The Frisco Kids Promontory, Utah, is an unincorporated area about an hour’s drive north of Salt Lake City (Here’s a map.) [...]