fun facts

Oldest known mechanical clock.

“Here’s a brief tour of the oldest known mechanical clock, which is at the Salisbury Cathedral in the UK. It’s both simple and elegant, considering what tools and technology were available in 1386!” ~ learn more

fun facts

Vegetative electron microscopy.

“This phrase, which sounds technical but is actually nonsense, has become a “digital fossil” – an error preserved and reinforced in artificial intelligence (AI) systems that is nearly impossible to remove from our knowledge repositories.” ~ learn more

big ideas

Investors pile into rocks to absorb carbon emissions.

“Tech companies, banks and shipping groups are investing in a method of carbon dioxide removal that promises to speed up the chemical reaction between absorbent rocks and rainfall. The natural geological process is accelerated by spreading crushed silicate rock onto […]

big ideas

First electric aircraft lands at JFK.

“Beta Technologies became the first U.S. company to land an all-electric aircraft carrying passengers at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport June 3, 2025.” ~ learn more

big ideas

One step closer to green hydrogen.

“The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) … has developed a technology that stably generates high photocurrent under natural sunlight to efficiently produce hydrogen.” More energy is better! ~ learn more

retail therapy

Hexagonal water.

In a woo-woo type shop on the east coast I saw a little card promoting ‘structured water’ (same thing, different name) that they make on site with lots of ‘possible benefits.’ Now, Wikipedia labels it a “marketing scam” and that’s […]

to your health

“Normal” bloodwork is “average” bloodwork.

“I learned that most reference ranges on your lab results are based on the average values of the population being tested, which, in the US, often means metabolically struggling, chronically inflamed, and far from optimal. These ranges tell you if […]