Lessons in the Delicate Art of Confronting Offensive Speech
By BENEDICT CAREY and JAN HOFFMAN Many people are left speechless when a companion uses ethnic, sexist or […]
Monthly Archives: October 2016
Daily Activity Summary for October 11, 2016
These are the results of my activities* for October 11, 2016: Total steps: 1764 Calories burned: 1943 Traveled: […]
Partly Cloudy for today in #Pully, #Switzerland!
Good morning This is the #weather forecast for #today: With a high of 13°C and a low of […]
The Cygnus Wall of Star Formation
Sometimes, stars form in walls — bright walls of interstellar gas. In this vivid skyscape, stars are forming […]
Metaphorically Speaking, Men Are Expected to be Struck by Genius, ...
By JOANNA KLEIN Research into the metaphors used to describe inventions found that they carried implicit associations about […]
Jaws: The Tale of the Fearsome Stag Beetle
By JAMES GORMAN The bigger the mandibles, the more likely a male is to defeat a challenger for […]
Obama Gives New Details About Sending People to Mars
By DANIEL VICTOR President Obama and NASA officials described the country’s plans for space exploration, including a partnership […]
The Trees of New York City
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Why do I see only deciduous trees, not evergreens, planted along New York City […]
Telescope to Seek Earthlike Planet in Alpha Centauri System
By KENNETH CHANG A scientific research consortium plans to build a telescope that will seek out an ocean-covered […]
Mostly Sunny for today in #Pully, #Switzerland!
Good morning This is the #weather forecast for #today: With a high of 11°C and a low of […]