Every year, there is a wonderful and fleeting period at the end of a long winter when the very first days of spring bathe the world in warm sunshine, and early flowers invade the grey dominion of concrete and dirty snow. …

Conclusions Inspired by Pain The other day, as I was standing in my kitchen, pouring scalding water from a pot of boiled pasta, I started thinking about pain. It is a topic that pops into my head a lot these days, because I have a baby girl who is about…

There is no force of nature as fierce and no prayer as all-encompassing as that of a mother who holds her child, knowing that there will come a day when she will have to let him go. …

Of pandemics, pain, and facing ourselves Can we talk honestly? Just one imperfect human being to another. These days it seems like we are being forced to take an honest look at ourselves anyway, as our behavior caused quite an upheaval around the world when Coronavirus blew metaphorical smoke over…

What science knows, but nobody talks about. At the time that I write this, there is still no medical cure for Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The world’s eyes are glued to news outlets in anticipation of a breakthrough vaccine or antiviral drug to allow us to regain control over the critical situation…

A journey Hello, my fellow busy human. I, too, am in your boat. A speedboat, judging by the feel of it. I know what you are going through. We are busy people. We have so many important things to do. Full steam ahead from the moment we wake up, because…

How one mysterious phenomenon can change the world — At the end of the 19th century, physicists were starting to think that everything there is to know about the physical world and its laws has already been discovered, until two major revolutions shifted the very foundations of physics: relativity and quantum mechanics. I have reason to believe that we…