The Internet Has Massively Broadened Career Possibilities

The electric light, the telephone, the microchip. All great inventions. But for me, the most important of all was the wheel, mainly because it led to things like this. Downhill cycling. Why use two wheels when one makes you look twice as cool? But before…

Stuck at an intersection, you always watch unfold the Fundamental Problem of Traffic. On green, the first car accelerates, and then the next, and then the next, and then the next, and then you, only to catch the red. Had the cars accelerated simultaneousl…

I was working in New York City as a photo editor sitting at my computer all day looking at stories coming in. And I always dreamed of becoming a foreign correspondent. And I got the courage to quit my job and move to the Czech Republic, where I got a job …

This wildlife refuge is on a remote windy island between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. It’s dedicated to protecting seabirds, especially the large populations of brown pelicans and magnificent frigate birds that nest here. Frigate birds have extraordinarily …

What’s up, you guys? It’s Graham here, and today I’d like to introduce you to one of the most successful entrepreneurs you probably didn’t expect, Darman. At the age of 30, after nearly having to move back in with his parents, he developed a series of mot…

We already know how to calculate cell potential when the reactants and products are in their standard states. However, what if that’s not the case? We can find cell potential when reactants and products are not in their standard states by using the Nernst…