We’ve all been to school.

So we all have a pretty good idea of what to do to be a good student.

Take really good notes during class lectures.

If you’re taking several classes, study each topic separately.

And make sure that you [more...]

Over the years, my wife and I have lived in a lot of different places.

In fact, we’ve lived in more than 30 different apartments, mobile homes and houses.

And that includes over 10 years in one house in the Frostbite State, and more than 8 years in our current home in the Sunshine State.

A few of our most memorable homes were a [more...]

More than thirty years ago, my best buddy was a guy named Vic. In fact, Vic and I still get together for dinner about once a year, when he and his wife, Nancy, drive down from Elkhart, Indiana, to my neck of the woods, for some vacation time.

Back then, Vic’s sister-in-law (Nancy’s sister), Paula, had multiple sclerosis.

From what I understand, Paula had been a perfectly healthy young woman until she became stricken with MS (as a [more...]

Doctors know a lot more about how our bodies work than we do.

And they know all about the latest options for treating debilitating diseases and conditions.

And they have access to all of the medicines, equipment and expertise that can prolong life.

Doctors have also seen a lot more people [more...]

How much do you know about the supposed recent discovery of faster-than-light neutrinos?

How much do you know about the emotional life of bees?

Have you heard about a new virus (created by scientists) that could theoretically wipe out 60 percent of humanity?

Or an Earth-like planet that could [more...]

It’s a huge undertaking when humans build a dam to hold back a river.

Both from an engineering standpoint, as well as from an environmental one.

A dam can cause incalculable, permanent effects on wildlife, ecosystems and topology.

But, every once in awhile, humans change their [more...]

I’ve always assumed that the people who read my Web site are “smarter than the average bear.”

For those of you who aren’t baby boomers, that’s a reference to Yogi Bear, a cartoon character from my childhood.

Anyway, along with my belief about this site’s readers, I’ve also always believed several other things about intelligence and the human brain.

As an intelligent person, you probably [more...]

What would you guess is humanity’s biggest killer every year?

War?

Cancer?

Heart disease?

Nope, the number of deaths caused by those things pales in [more...]