On Thursday, Al Franken announced plans to resign from his Senate seat. The process for replacing him will depend on when exactly he chooses to resign – here’s a summary of scenarios. In almost any event, though, the Republicans and especially Donald Trump just got stronger. The actions of Donald … Read More
When Dr. Stephen Hawking, the famous theoretical physicist (and the icon of the wildly popular TV show “Big Bang Theory”) pronounced earlier in November at a summit in China that the human species had 600 years to survive on planet Earth, his prediction was met with a collective head-scratching. It … Read More
Welcome to the holiday season: a time of excess spending, excess sugar, and arguably excess family time. But there are some things that wash all of these extremes down quite well. Like scotch, for instance. As Mark Twain once said, “too much of anything is bad, but too much whiskey … Read More
A few weeks ago, we visited the Other Half Men Shoppe for their grand opening. Today, we check back in with owner Andrij Harasymowycz to see why the social and environmental causes he backs are just as vital as how stylish his offerings are. Andrij puts an equal value on … Read More
Scientists have created an artificial muscle that can lift up to 1,000 times its own weight. The inspiration behind their invention? Japanese origami. The scientists from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Harvard’s Wyss Institute have created rigid origami skeletons for soft robots, enabling them to display … Read More
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