Don’t miss the MegaMoon
It’s coming up Sunday night: the closest and largest Moon of 2014. What’s cool is that the Moon reaches an
Voices
Beyond IBM
‘It’s a mesmerizing occupation, this assembling and reassembling of ghosts. I never tire of it. You can preserve a parking
Paul Brown: Taxation by publication
Here’s an idea. When you receive your next tax bill from the town, tell the tax collector that you think
The ‘sublime’
We wonder if we can be just a little philosophical in this column. We are scientists, so perhaps we are
Letters (July 31-August 7)
The meaning of the second amendment Beth Murphy seems to like to give advice. She tells Donna Greco to “fact
Best week for shooting stars and other streakers
Normally we watch the summer meteors on August 11. Indeed, our annual Night of the Shooting Stars program will unfold
Hugh Reynolds: A lack of sufficient ink
There’s already much hand-wringing, finger-pointing and abject denials in the wake of Susan Zimet’s nominating petitions for state Assembly being
Kids’ Almanac (July 31-August 7)
“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.”
Susan Slotnick: My secret regimen for staying in shape
“Whistle while you work!” — Snow White For the past 19 years, I have resided for two weeks during
Going faster: How we did it
When we gaze into the night sky, we always observe superfast motion – even though nothing seems to be moving