Good intentions can create unexpected incentives
If you are looking for clues that explain human behavior, consider the effect of incentives. In a possibly apocryphal story from India under British…
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader's money, real estate, and business coverage.
Solved: The case of the missing silver fork
Around 1861, a homemaker in Williamsburg, Virginia, lost a valuable silver dinner fork. She probably blamed the neighbors, but a new investigation reveals…
Here’s the tick-tock on time
It was 1907 when Englishman William Willett proposed advancing clocks 20 minutes each Sunday in April and reversing them in September. He said daylight…
November is American Diabetes Month
Diabetes affects every part of the body Until now, you may not have thought much about diabetes. You probably know people who have type 2 and they seem to…
Friendships need face-to-face time
In the United States and across the world, actual friends are being replaced by acquaintances. Digital contacts are replacing human contact. YouTube,…
Literacy is key in AI age
You watch the kids picking up all sorts of information from videos and websites, and you hear all about artificial intelligence, and you might wonder: How…
Teach your kids to cook for life
Cooking skills are about more than just eating or following recipes — we cook to nourish ourselves and our loved ones, to connect with others, and…
Does mold lurk in your pipes?
Just about every homeowner probably knows that mold is an opportunist, ready to move in wherever it can find a dark and damp spot that goes undisturbed…
Ways to show gratitude each Thanksgiving and beyond
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for the blessings in our lives, and the greatest blessing for most of us is the people we love. There are many ways…
Day of honor founded in Kansas
History of Veterans Day Day of honor founded in Kansas Before anyone had heard (or even thought of) Veterans Day, Nov. 11 was known as Armistice Day. Each…