Tag Archives: science

Friday Fun Link – Earth Portal (July 6, 2007)

The worldwide series of concerts known as Live Earth have started today in Australia and Japan and will be moving around the world for the next 24 hours. Although not directly related to Live Earth, there are a couple relevant sites you might want to check out: Earth Charter is “a declaration of fundamental principles […]

Eulogy For Grandpa Peet

(I mentioned a couple weeks ago that this eulogy had gone over very well and that I would post it when time allowed. A long weekend is ideal for catching up on all those loose ends and so here it is…)

How Fatherhood Affects The Body and The Brain

I'm not a big fan of the Hallmark holidays – those ones that you just know were made up at some point in the past, mainly to sell greeting cards.  But anyhow, happy first Father's Day to me! Most of us know the ways that parenthood affects mothers.  But in keeping with the theme of […]

Smaller: The Story of the Disposable Diaper (The Perfect Innovation) – Malcolm Gladwell

Doing my third diaper change of the morning reminded me of this excellent Malcolm Gladwell article I read a year or two ago.  In it, he looks at the history of disposable diapers, their science and the impact various elements have had on the economic aspects of the product.  Shea and I did the cloth […]