You can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family. The same is true of your DNA and the circumstances into which you were born and raised. After that, you’re pretty much on your own. Whatever choices you make, however things turn out, it’s your life and you own[…] Read On
Mass shootings. Markets collapsing. Rioting in Hong Kong. China trade war escalating. Fake guacamole. The Bachelorette’s Tyler Cameron out with Gigi Hadid after reuniting with Hannah Brown. I mean, can things possibly get any worse? At least we have a peaceful political climate. Oh, wait. Since I’m always giving the[…] Read On
When we built our new house my wife spared no expense in decking out the gourmet kitchen with high-end appliances, cherry wood cabinetry, granite countertops and all that. But there were two bars (don’t judge us) where she needed an under-counter fridge with an ice-maker. And since Sub-Zero didn’t make[…] Read On
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface startup, just revealed a system it hopes to start testing on humans next year. Think about it. Surgically implanting thousands of electrodes so your brain can connect directly to the internet through a high-bandwidth USB-C port. Sure. Sign me up. I mean, what could possibly[…] Read On
Why are we so easily distracted? It’s a fundamental question I often ponder … when I’m distracted, which is much of the time. Kim says I never listen. It drives her nuts. She’s not the first. Just don’t tell her that. The irony is I can focus – and focus[…] Read On
It’s been about 50 years since I was a kid, give or take. Back then I used to wonder what the world of the future would be like. Now that we’re here – in the future – this is what surprises me most, in no particular order: I never thought[…] Read On
We got a snapshot of a real black hole. First ever. Why’s that such a big deal? Black holes devour everything in sight. They even swallow light itself, which is why we can never see them. And yet, we did. We caught one red-handed. The Event Horizon Telescope project got[…] Read On