A History of the Telephone

1667: Robert Hooke invents the tin-can-on-a-string telephone, or “lover’s telephone” because people were very fond of tin cans back in the seventeenth century. Sound was transmitted acoustically along a taut string across a distance of a few dozen feet. Considering the deplorable hygiene of the time, putting more distance between yourself and the person you […]

Forces of Communism… in Ant Form

I published a new animal essay in the permanent section of my site. For those who read me on WordPress, here’s the link: The Vivacious Armistice of the Weaver Ant If it’s not the best thing you’ve ever read, I’ll eat my hat. If I cannot find any hats I’d like to eat, I’ll eat […]

The Science Monster That Ate Seattle

Geneticists have just discovered the DNA sequence that makes people want to study heredity because, what choice did they have? Harvard and international astronomers have announced the discovery of nearly a hundred exo-planets. This will change dramatically the way people look at Harvard and international astronomers. Chemists are currently working on a method which determines […]

Physical Laws Reexplained

A body at rest tends to stay at rest… A body in a ravine tends to get poked by kids with a stick. A body in motion tends to stay in motion until its bladder is full it has to pull over. The universe tends towards disorder. In other words: auT odrs wot hed wiso […]

Brave New Wet World

The Earth has a lot of geographic features that don’t suck. Gullies for example. You just can’t look at a gully, without smiling. Limestone cliffs are also pretty swell. Bluebirds tend to hover over them. So, don’t get the impression that I hate all of the Earth’s crust. In fact, I let El Roque Chinchaco, […]