Desert Diversity, Saguaro Style

Those of us who feasted on a diet of Looney Tunes and Doritos each Saturday morning as children probably grew … More

Lost In Translation Of GoldieBlox’s Ad

GoldieBlox released a video ad introducing their new action figure for girls (video below). I was thrilled to read in the press release … More

What’s your mindset? Research shows that people with a “ growth mindset ” are more likely to focus on taking … More

Carl Sagan on how to ” distinguish the useful ideas ” “It seems to me what is called for is an exquisite … More

I recently asked if we are now a Botox Nation, preferring Barbie and Ken’s wrinkle-free faces, boobs of steel that say … More

The first few times it happened in 2008, it was a mystery. We’d awake to the hummingbird feeder completely drained … More

The midterm elections are upon us and famously have lower turnouts, but it’s more important than ever to vote. Midterms … More

We’ve long been told “we are what we eat” and we need to “eat well to be well” in our physical … More

I don’t. There. I said it. I don’t like the state fair. When the family packed up to make our … More

Once upon a time, an interesting species of turtle became extinct. Last seen in 1908, the Arakan Forest Turtle, Heosemys depressa, … More