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Step inside any novelty shop or theme park souvenir stand and you’re likely to find an assortment of rings that claim to do the impossible: reveal your innermost moods. But how in the world would a ring be able to…
One of the most valuable experiences for any designer or innovator is the process of mastering new fields of knowledge to better guide and inform creative decisions. Almost every new problem or project requires designers to think of new ways…
The cover image was taken by the author. In my humble opinion, the best way to unwind after a long, arduous day is to pour out all your stresses onto the beautiful white and black keys of a grand piano.…
You might be familiar with The Amazing Spiderman where Dr. Connors, the villain, has an amputated arm. He tests reptilian DNA to see how to regenerate tissue. Instead of simply regrowing his arm, he becomes the Lizard and terrorizes New…
Image Credit: Galileo gambit. (2018). RationalWiki. Lots of new ideas are introduced to science all the time. Many of these ideas are accurate and make great contributions to our body of knowledge. At the same time, many don’t hold…
References Hebb, D. O. (1949). The organization of behavior: A neuropsychological theory. New York: Wiley. Hochberg, L. R., Serruya, M. D., Friehs, G. M., Mukand, J. A., Saleh, M., Caplan, A. H., Branner, A., Chen, D., Penn, R. D., &…
Before smartphones and DSLRs were everywhere, photography was a physical, hands-on process. I’ll give you a quick overview of the chemistry behind the first type of photograph, the daguerreotype! Daguerreotypes were invented by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre in France in 1839. They…
When a slow, devastating illness collides with the speed and chaos of disaster, the consequences can be dire. Cancer demands constancy—structured protocols, timed treatments, uninterrupted care. Disasters, on the other hand, dismantle. They disrupt and displace, often without warning. As…