FOR YAO MING, SAVING SHARKS IS A SLAM DUNK
SHARK POPULATIONS across the globe have been in decline for decades, with approximately 100 million sharks removed from the oceans each year. Demand for shark fin soup drives such relentless fishing, accounting for 73%
Guarding One’s Privacy
I went to visit my old friend, Mina, whom I hadn’t seen in several years. It was one of the strangest afternoons of my life! Dan: Hi, Mina, it’s really good to see you.
Understanding Drug Labels
Bernie: Oh, I’m in so much pain! Where is the Medication we got from the Pharmacy? Gloria: It’s right here, but we need to read the Label first. Okay, these are the Active ingredients
At the Butcher’s
Butcher: What can I get for you? Gina: I’d like a pound of Ground beef, please. Butcher: Would you like the regular or the extra Lean? The extra lean is a dollar more per
Why dolphins are deep thinkers
The brain of an adult bottlenose dolphin is about 25% heavier than the average human adult’s brain. At the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Mississippi, Kelly the dolphin has built up quite a
Designing a Building
Kathy: Seeing these Blueprints really Brings this project to life. I can now Envision what this building will look like when it’s built. Brett: I’m really glad. As the Architect on this project, it’s
A New Life
Life was so hard in Puritan New England that children who were abducted by Native Americans often refused to come back. Eunice Williams, abducted in 1704 at age 7, refused to leave the Kahnawake
THE HUMAN BRAIN IN SPACE: EUPHORIA AND THE “OVERVIEW EFFECT” EXPERIENCED BY ASTRONAUTS
Could be the best example yet of being “spaced out”? When in space, astronauts have repeatedly reported inexplicable euphoria, a “cosmic connection” or an increased sensitivity to their place in the Universe. The experience
At a Nightclub
My friend Sabrina and I decided to go out dancing last weekend. We went to a Club called the Fine Line and when we got there, there was long line outside. That’s one thing
Picking a Fight
I was sitting at my local bar waiting for my friends to arrive to watch the game. Two guys sitting a few seats away kept giving me strange looks, and one of them said,