How Does the Nose Know?
Scent: shapes or vibrations? The subjectivist/objectivist debate rages on.
Wes Phillips
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Accidents Will Happen
Serendipitous laboratory accidents have created many "miracles of science." But could somebody explain item 20 on this list to me?
Jimi Does Dylan
No, not "All Along the Warchtower," but "Like a Rolling Stone."
All That Jazz
Safari doesn't shake hands with this app, but it looks like it would be a nice addition to my toolbar. If you use it, let me know how it works.
Why Do Birds Fly in "V" Formation?
On our morning rides, Jeff Wong and I pass one point that has recently been covered with geese resting on their migration south. We've been wondering <I>why here?</I> and <I>Why a "V"?</I>
Math's Towering Intellects
"Find X?" No problem!
How Camera Phones Work
I got a new cell phone recently and have been learning how to take pictures with the camera that's (almost) always with me. No, a phone isn't a very good camera, but the pictures can be surprisingly good if you work within your tool's limitations.
When Giants Walked the Earth
David Halberstam remembers an era when the press wasn't the administration's lapdog. What a great piece of writing.
How to Lace Athletic Shoes
If you think you know how, it's probably because you don't have problem feet. I have wide feet, which makes it impossible to get comfortable bicycling shoes—which are mostly made on narrow Italian lasts. The wide foot lacing solution on the Dick's Sporting Goods site has been a godsend. I'm sure the other lacing fixes work equally well.
What is Being Human?
Is it in the genes?