I was fascinated by this profile of Donna Kalil – one of Florida’s top python hunters. Here’s an excerpt that lays out the context – “Kalil jumps from the truck, long braid swinging, and moves in on her quarry. At sixty-two years old, Kalil is a full-time, year-round professional python...
An internal whistleblower complaint at Trump Media calls for CEO Devin Nunes to be fired, alleging he has “severely” mismanaged the company and opened it to “substantial risk of legal action” from regulators, according to a copy reviewed by ProPublica. The letter also says that former Pres...
A metronome is a device that provides an audible click or sound that simulates a beat. The metronome, in and of itself, is boring. It just produces a steady click… click… click … at some pre-assigned interval. But metronomes are often indispensable to musicians. Many musicians pract...
One of the more fascinating stories in Matt Ridley’s “How Innovation Works” was about the humble potato. Potatoes were initially banned in countries like England because clergyman didn’t believe they were fit to be eaten as they were not mentioned in the Bible. That wasn’t all – pot...