“Stand in the place where you live. Now face north. Think about direction, wonder why you haven't before.†Stand—R.E.M. Did you know that everyone with a smartphone carries around a small homing device in his or her pocket? Once the height of top secret military technology, global positioning systems (GPS) are embedded into a lot
I hate to be the one to break it to you, but your concept of the world's layout is (probably) wrong. It's not your fault; you've just been misled all your life by the maps you see most often. There's an industry saying among mathematical modelers along the lines of “every model is wrong, but
Here is my confession: I have a weakness for raw oysters. Cooked they're tasty, but raw they're sublime. There's just something about that briny, gooey goodness (with just a hint of lemon juice and cocktail sauce, thankyouverymuch) that I can't get enough of. You may have heard the old adage that says never to eat
