Some historical discoveries were just dumb luck
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University may have accidentally engineered a cancer treatment breakthrough. The team originally aimed to create a…
Category: General Interest
AI-powered telemedicine has launched
El Salvador is pioneering telemedicine, powered by AI, through an app launched in November 2025 under President Nayib Bukele. This free mobile platform,…
Travel planner: A lovely gem hides in an unexpected place
Snuggled up against the Ozark Mountains, is a relatively small town that appeals to tastes both sophisticated and quaint. It’s safe, clean, beautiful –…
Is the housing affordability crisis overblown? It depends on where you live
Housing affordability dominates headlines, campaign speeches, and social media, but the severity of the problem varies dramatically depending on whether…
Diana Mitford, 1932
The outrageous Mitfords of World War II You might think that your family fights over politics are bad, but you’ve probably got nothing on the infamous…
Commonwealth or state?
There are four commonwealths among the 50 states. In terms of rights, taxes, and representation there is zero difference between a commonwealth and a…
The 8,000 year story of your sweater
When you break out your warm clothes every winter or fondly remember the hand-knitted sweaters that your grandmother made for you when you were a kid,…
Your zodiac sign might not be what you think it is
For millennia, humans have looked to the stars for answers about life’s big questions. Priests in ancient Babylon scoured the heavens, looking for omens…
A fair Puritan by E. Percy Moran, 1897
Who were the Puritans, really? The Puritans are remembered for many things, the first Thanksgiving among them. But more than four centuries later,…
That AI chatbot is not your best friend
If you think about it, children are constantly complimented for the smallest behaviors, but adults? Not so much– unless they are talking to an AI…