Panic!
by Katie Heffring Why do we panic? I mean, besides the natural instinct to run when we’re in danger, why do we panic? Why do most of us sweat the small stuff? And why [...]
Travel & Science
Tips, tidbits and testimonials on the best and worst places to visit, plus sci-fi, science & time travel!
Music
by Katie Heffring Why do we all need music? From the beginnings of humankind, music has been a part of our culture. But why? And did one come first? The sound of music or the [...]
Why do we dream?
by Katie Heffring This is not going to be a deep philosophical article. And I don’t have the answer. But I ask this question because at face value, dreaming is the only [...]
Myanmar (Burma) : A Travel Guide for the Culturally Illiterate Part I
“I’ll probably never go to Asia, it’s just not at the top of my list,” said an idiot that was probably you during one of these silly conversations [...]
What will come first: AI superintelligence or interstellar travel?
by Katie Heffring Ever since I read Aldous Huxley’s A Brave New World, science fiction has always fascinated me. I can’t help it. I prefer the Kardashev over the [...]
Russia: a Travel Guide for the Culturally Illiterate part 2
by Roxane Hudon St-Petersburg Take a mythical Russian train and wolf down a small tin of possible dog food, as the express whistles past desolate, icy fields with sparse [...]
Russia: A Travel Guide for the Culturally Illiterate part 1
by Roxane Hudon As a child, I dreamt of Russia, of Tsar Nicholas II writing love letters to his Empress wife, of Rasputin’s mysticism and Anastasia’s possible survival, [...]
Italia: A Travel Guide for the Culturally Illiterate pt 2
by Roxane Hudon Siracusa Arrive with a very limited knowledge of the history and culture, but be aware that something happened with the Greeks and the Byzantine [...]
Italia: A Travel Guide for the Culturally Illiterate pt 1
Roma, Palermo and What Not Do To In The Boot by Roxane Hudon Roma The city polluted with ruins: meet your friends off the beaten path and make sure all of you have no clue [...]
Radical at Home, Routine Abroad
by Kevin Sexton I was recently working in Berlin, traveling around the city teaching English at preschools. There was one particular kindergarten where [...]
