So not many people look forward to death, even if they’ve lived a long and satisfying life. So it would seem there’s a big appetite for the opposite of death or immortality and a lot of scientists are working on if not immortality, per se, at least extending life by…

Sigmund Freud introduced this term, ‘sublimating’. I don't mean changing from a solid to a gas without bothering to turn into a liquid along the way which is chemical sublimation. I’ll explain it further. In Freud’s essay On Narcissism, Freud writes, “Sublimation is a process that concerns object-libido and consists…

When you think of war, you probably think of blood and guns — War drives a lot of medical and scientific innovation. It is a violent, ugly thing but it has become an inherent part of geopolitics and has been since ancient days. …

When you think of bedbugs, you automatically think of irritating rashes and bites but this wasn't always the case — Growing up, I did not have a ton of personal experiences with bedbugs. I ran into them when I lived in Central America. In a couple of the houses I stayed in, someone would take me to the side, and they would say, ‘when you sleep make sure you sleep…

When San Diego sought rain from a rainmaker, they got more than what they bargained for — Today’s article is about a Quaker-born named Charles Mallory who convinced the San Diego city council to allow him to deploy a machine that he claimed could make it rain because they were experiencing a serious drought. The question arises, did this guy really believe and practice what he was…

Why on earth do British lawyers wear those wigs? — Growing up as a kid, I was always very skeptical about this and I had assumed that it was just a television thing. This may be unfamiliar to a lot of people but it’s definitely familiar if you live in a Commonwealth country. The UK is the most well known…

Have you heard about the Scottish play? I have been waiting to narrate the curse of Macbeth. Are you familiar with the show Little Britain? There’s this character named Dennis Waterman, who I think is based on a real British person. But the joke is that he’s very small. And…

Think of all the people you've had differences with, whether they're family members, colleagues, high school friends, what have you? The fact of the matter is that when people’s lives are on the line, humans are pretty good at putting their differences aside temporarily in the interest of mutual survival. …

The big stages, flashing lights, big endorsement deals, an untamed crowd of fans yearning for a signed autograph, series of gratified wins summing to an enormous demand for who you are. Yeah, those are amazing experiences but if you look forward to those to give your best you are in…