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3 Ways Emergency Preparedness Is Like Wedding Planning
Last week, the CDC released its Wedding Day Survival Plan, a document which reads like a natural disaster preparedness checklist
$2 Million in Ivory Seized From Manhattan Jewelers
Two New York City jewelers, caught with $2 million worth of illegal ivory, plead guilty to charges of commercializing wildlife
Fifty Years Ago, Lyndon Johnson Answered the First Satellite Phone Call
Telstar 1, which launched 50 years ago today, was the world's first commercial satellite, and a testament to government-industry cooperation
Here’s What $110 Million in Fire Damage Looks Like
The Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado was the most destructive in the state's history
North Carolina Rep Pushes Wrong Button and Approves Fracking in the State
Fracking can go ahead in North Carolina, all because one tired legislator pushed the wrong button
Today is Actually the 1700th Anniversary of the Bikini, not the 66th
July 5th, 1946 is classically regarded as the birth date of what we now call the bikini. But that version of history misses the long view
What if Newton’s Principia Mathematica, Published Today, Had Been in Comic Sans?
The rage over CERN's font choice drives the question: How would the world have reacted to Newton's world-changing tome had Comic Sans existed at the time?
17 Minutes of Fireworks Go Off in 15 Seconds
Yesterday, in the San Diego Bay, a fireworks show meant to last 17 minutes went off in 15 seconds
Why We Set Off Fireworks on the Fourth of July
Because we always have
Head of World’s Largest Oil Company Suggests Climate Change is No Big Deal
Speaking to the non-profit think tank Council on Foreign Relations, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson said that preventing climate change will be “manageable.”
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