While dining with friends the other evening, the sibling squabbles we had as children came up as a topic of …
Millennia-old technique to make and keep ice in the desert.
Yakhchāl is Persian for ice pit and it’s an ancient type of evaporative cooler. Above ground, the structure has a domed shape with …
Jeffrey Tucker | Bitcoin and Blockchain Explained
EVERYONE is talking about Bitcoin and Blockchain, but does anyone understand how it really works? Here is a technical description, …
Hollywood – The great brainwasher
Imagine a group so powerful they could beam ideas directly into your head. Well, you don’t have to imagine — …
Could fat cells now repair any type of body tissue?
According to Australian researchers, fat cells can be converted into stem cells can repair any damaged tissues. They appear to have …
Taking care of yourself. Rest and Quiet Contemplation: We Need More
At meetings, conferences, receptions, and even during casual conversations I’m inevitably asked if I saw so-and-so on the stir-the-pot talk …
The Great Horse-Manure Crisis of 1894
We commonly read or hear reports to the effect that “If trend X continues, the result will be disaster.” The …
One Way Poor People Can Buy Land With No Money
Want to homestead? Don’t have any money for land? Becky explains how owner financing works, how to study flood records, …
Throwing Good Money after Bad Doesn’t Improve Government Schools
Whenever I discuss education policy with one of my leftist friends, it usually follows the same script. They’ll ask whether …
17-foot python that could ‘pretty much kill any full-grown man’ caught in Everglades
A monster 17-foot python that was captured in the Florida Everglades over the weekend is the largest caught so far …
That classic book you read as a child? It’s probably here! FREE
The University of Florida’s Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature has an extensive collection of children’s books from the 19th …
Stachys byzantine – The miracle plant that kids can grow
Wooly Lamb’s Ear, (Stachys byzantine), has been used for centuries as a medicinal herb. It’s so easy to grow that …
How this deer disease could change the face of hunting
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal neurological disease of mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk (or “wapiti”), moose, and reindeer. …
Statistician Rethinks Gun Control After Digging into the Data
Statistician Leah Libresco said she used to be for gun control. Then she looked at the data. Writing at the …
Want fewer car crashes? Take down the signs.
Hans Monderman, the Dutch traffic engineer, observed that when the power went out to a set of traffic lights, accidents …
Couples Don’t Need Wedding Loans. They Need More Modest Weddings
I just saw this great article over on www.acculturated.com by Jennifer Graham It’s about the fashion for massive, expensive weddings. I worry …
Yes! Be the Master of the Thrift Store
Brand new Cole-Haan leather shoes, just my size: $5. Four matching framed prints of old Roman coins: $4. Ralph Lauren …
Bear poops in wood – on Hunter!
Because bears pooping on people from trees are just funny.
Gratitude Is Essential for a Free Life
A friend of mine described what is was like for her to discover the meaning and implications of economic liberty …
Have a very Happy Thanksgiving with the ones you love
Thank you for clicking on my emails to read the news you can’t always get anywhere else. And thank you …
Is it bad to hold your pee?
Humans should urinate at least four to six times a day, but occasionally, the pressures of modern life force us …
Were We Wrong About Addiction?
There is a commercial familiar to anyone who grew up in the 1980s. It involves a white rat in a …
Sharks feasting on a whale carcass (and attacking the sub that’s filming it)
Much I despise the way they get most their money — on threat of prison from British taxpayers — the …
Haha! The anti-gun media idiots foul it up again!
In this clip, an Ohio news program decided to demonstrate to us just how deadly the AR-15 is by showing …
Woah! That’s high! Limb removing from low earth orbit
I exaggerated – it’s not low earth orbit but snakes alive! It’s high up. My palms were sweating just watching.
High blood pressure is redefined as 130, not 140: US guidelines
High blood pressure has been redefined by the American Heart Association, which said the disease should be treated sooner, …
How much longer will public education exist?
Professionally, Peter Gray is known for his prominent book on psychology and for his professorship at Boston College. To the …
Meet Zoa™ – Leather grown in a lab
Leather is a material like no other. Since we first clothed ourselves in animal skins, leather has been prized for …