Children’s book author and illustrator Eric Carle has passed away. Eric Carle June 25, 1929 – May 23, 2021 From NPR: Eric Carle’s picture books were often about insects. Spiders, lady bugs, crickets and of course, that famous caterpillar, all as colorful and friendly as Carle himself. The Very Hungry Caterpillar — probably Carle’s […]
One bright day in the middle of the night Jason Chatfield is sitting at a bar when inspiration hits. I was sitting at a bar ordering a beer when the bartender asked me for a card to keep my tab open. I told the bartender to ‘keep it open’ and as I said it, I […]
Walt Handelsman (AMS) has what appears to be the best take on the revelation that the coronavirus is more likely to have escaped from a laboratory than, as the Chinese government had originally contended, been a spontaneous crossover from China’s bushmeat markets. It’s possible that the virus was developed in the lab. It’s also possible […]