I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess that the average person knows, at most, 4 or 5 types of knots. For most of us, the only time we need to know how to tie a knot is when we are lacing up a pair of sneakers or tying...
Back to school season is in full swing, and soon keyboards all over the country will be ringing out with the furious tapping of millions of high school and college students, all looking to finish essays and term papers. One of the...
I wasn’t always a design junkie. But a short stint helping to design and edit infographics at a social media company really opened my eyes to the wonders of great design…and the utter awfulness that is bad design. I do...
Every once in a while, I stumble across an iPhone app that stops me in my tracks, an app that really surprises me and impresses me with its concept and execution. While I don’t often have the need to do complex calculations ...
I don’t know a single person who hates dinosaurs. How can you not love something that big, and that old? They’re just plain cool. If you’re a dino-lover, then you should check out Dinosaurs: The American Museum o...
Have you guys read Warren Ellis’ latest novel “Gun Machine”? It’s a wonderful little crime novel that takes place in Manhattan. One of the underlying concepts of the story is the idea that modern Manhattan ...
I’m a huge trivia junkie. My pub trivia team won a big regional competition a few years back, and I’m a daily visitor to the “Today I Learned” sub-Reddit. I love learning little factoids and surprising piec...
Some people are lucky: all it takes for them to learn a new skill is to be told how to do something. But for the rest of us, we need a visual reference. Whether it comes to learning how to cook a new dish or tie a bowtie, visuals ...
Rosetta Stone is constantly running ads claiming that they are the best way to learn a new language. But unfortunately, most of us can’t afford software that costs several hundred dollars. If you can’t afford $500 to s...
Nobody likes to feel like the dumbest person in the room. But when science news breaks, those of us who don’t have a solid background in cutting edge science can feel utterly lost. If you feel out of the loop when it comes t...
Gene Screen is a cool iPhone app developed by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about the underlying causes of certain diseases, this educational app can teach you about how genetics influenc...
Have you always wanted to learn Japanese? There are a ton of free apps on the App Store that can help you reach your language goals, but one you might want to single out is Kanji Study, developed by Chase Colburn. This app include...
Want to know what you’re made of…literally? Visual Anatomy Lite is a handy interactive reference tool that can help students and laypeople alike better understand the way their body works underneath their skin. Whether...
Sadly, I didn’t get my first iPhone until after I was out of college. It’s too bad, because I would have loved an app like STUDYBLUE when I was still in school. STUDYBLUE makes it easy to study for your courses while y...
