This is the last part of a four-part series on Elon Musk’s enterprises. To understand why this series is happening and Musk’s involvement,begin with Part 1.11 ← also click these Three quick notes: 1) PDF and ebook options: A fancy PDF version of this post is available for printing and offline viewing (preview here), along

In many cities globally, bars play a central role in social life and are closely associated with youth culture. Despite this popular perception, a surprising reality lies beneath the surface: The term “bar” encompasses various establishments, but a general rule applies— the cooler the bar, the worse the experience it provides. On weekend nights, what

The mind…can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. ― John Milton The mind is certainly its own cosmos. — Alan Lightman You go to school, study hard, get a degree, and you’re pleased with yourself. But are you wiser? You get a job, achieve things at the job, gain responsibility, get paid

Humans excel in many areas, but grasping the concept of time in perspective proves to be a challenging task. The vastness of time in human history, and especially in natural history, far surpasses the length of our lives and recent history, making it incredibly difficult to comprehend. Putting it into context, if we consider the

This is Part 2 of a four-part series on Elon Musk’s companies. For an explanation of why this series is happening and how Musk is involved, start with Part 1. ____________ PDF and ebook options: We made a fancy PDF of this post for printing and offline viewing (see a preview here), and an ebook

Hey readers! Quick note before we jump in: This is a post about something I’ve been wanting to write about forever: careers. Society tells us a lot of things about what we should want in a career and what the possibilities are—which is weird because I’m pretty sure society knows very little about any of

If an alien ever immigrated to Earth, he’d be a social disaster. He’d try his hardest to learn by observing how humans behave, but it wouldn’t be easy—he’d see someone ask a stranger for a cigarette and he’d go ask for a sip of someone’s latte. He’d see a couple kissing on the street and

Welcome to the series on Exploring Unusual Places. In May 2014, I asked the subscribers of Blue Jay Blog which countries they would like me to visit over the summer. They picked Russia, Japan, Nigeria, Iraq, and Greenland. Thus, I traveled to each of these countries for about two weeks each and wrote a detailed

This article is part of Mini Week, featuring daily mini-posts that are surprisingly not so mini. ___________ Sound has always been a bit perplexing to me. Therefore, for today’s “mini” post, I decided to delve into the intricacies of sound. We typically associate sound with what we perceive through our ears—something that creates noise. However,