Hello Poetry Lovers 07/26/2011 To celebrate the publication of my new book, The Practical Pyromaniac, the Chicago Review Press (my publisher), is sponsoring a...
A Most Notable Nobel 07/18/2011 Happy International Year of Chemistry! And this is also the 100th anniversary of the award of the Nobel Prize in...
2012 — Halfway to Our Jetsonian Future? 07/13/2011 We are about halfway between 1962, the year the original Jetsons TV show was produced, and 2062, the year in...
Hobby Micro Distilling 07/06/2011 Producing high-proof alcohol is possible because of two wonderful scientific truths. The first is that yeast ferments sugar; that is,...
Chili Pepper Arms Race Heating Up 07/05/2011 Having lived my entire life in Minnesota, my ability to handle spicy food is lacking. Although I love it, it...
Samuel Morse – The Maker Painter 07/04/2011 One of my favorite writing assignments is my "ReMaking History" column that appears in each issue of MAKE magazine. The...
Beer Wheel Drive Vehicle 07/01/2011 No longer must those looking for a giant, 14-person bicycle outfitted with beer coolers look across the Atlantic for their...
The Flame Tube Project (and Contest Coming Soon!) 07/01/2011 Based on the work of German quantum physics pioneer, Heinrich Rubens, I designed this flame tube so propane gas inside...
Unscrewed by Ed Sobey 06/30/2011 Every time I see some great mechanical, hydraulic, or electromechanical contraption left by the side of the curb for trash,...
The Kukri Knife of Nepal 06/29/2011 A kukri is the incredibly large and heavy knife carried by Gurkha soldiers. Real kukri knives are handmade by knife...
