Wouldn’t it be cool to be an inventor?

You could spend your life thinking of cool things that the world needs or wants.

And then invent them.

And probably make a lot of money.

And maybe even get famous. [more...]

I was too old to watch it when it first premiered on TV.

But some of the kids that I babysat for were avid fans.

Learning their ABCs.

And how to count to 10 or 20.

And how to get [more...]

It’s been about 3 1/2 years since this Journal mentioned any news about AIDS research, so we’re overdue for some good news:

“Scientists have found a way to prevent HIV from damaging the immune system and say their discovery may offer a new approach to developing a vaccine against AIDS.”

The success of the new treatment [more...]

A technology company has announced that it is going to build a brand new, 20-square-mile town in New Mexico, “to test everything from renewable energy innovations to intelligent traffic systems, next-generation wireless networks and smart-grid cyber security systems.”

“Pegasus Global Holdings CEO Bob Brumley says the $200 million project, known as The Center, will be a first of its kind in the U.S., creating a place for scientists at the [more...]

Where I live, here in the Sunshine State, this summer’s weather has been great — for plants.

And for people who don’t mind changing their clothes at least a couple times each day.

It seems like we’ve had alternating sunlight and heavy thunderstorms every day for the past couple of months. [more...]

Eight years ago, I came to the conclusion that the existence of stainless steel cleaner is a metaphor for life.

On a related note, take a look around your home, and you’ll see plenty of need for chemical products — for cleaning, killing, shining, and various other duties.

But, unless you’ve researched the subject, you may not have realized that there are cheaper, safer, greener [more...]

Have you ever breathed into your cupped hands and then sniffed it, to make sure that your breath was fresh before meeting someone?

I’ve read that a much more accurate way of smelling your own breath is to lick your wrist, wait a couple of seconds, and then smell your wrist.

Unfortunately, sometimes, bad breath is more than just an annoying reminder that you recently ate some garlic or onions. [more...]

For decades, science fiction authors have written about a future in which computers are as smart — or even smarter — than humans.

And, for decades, scientists have said that it would take a huge leap in computing technology for a computer to even begin to approach the computational power of a human brain.

That’s because “Inside the brain, information is [more...]