Science | Child: Why do birds fly south in the fall? Adult: If they stayed
here over the winter months, they would die of starvation. Child:
How does a bird know that? Adult: Instinct tells it to leave at the
approach of…
Culture |
Not long ago I found myself near a group of young people, listening
to their conversation. They spoke a dialect of English often used
by their generation:
Media |
In 1985 CBS made a 30-minute animated cartoon out of my first
Hank the Cowdog
book. My wife, Kris, and I were self-publishing the books in our
garage, selling…
Science |
The anthropic principle has presented researchers on the cutting
edge of science with a vexing dilemma. Their data are showing that
the mathematical…
Communication |
Texting has given the human race a medium that is ideally suited
for transmitting short bursts of information ("Out of milk," "U
left water running," "Hurry…
