Methuselah's Lifespan, Measured In Moons
There are many possible explanations for why Biblical time contradicts time as we know it today. One is that years were calculated...
Hank Felsman
Jul 4, 2017
The Virtue of Direct Action
There is a value to direct action, or actually experiencing the things you talk, learn, and read about. Theory, data, numbers, and...
Z Nalywayko
Jun 30, 2017
How Humans Discovered Cooking Before Harnessing Fire
When the ancestors of modern humans left the Serengeti 2-3 million years ago, they mostly went east, first into present-day Tanzania and...
Hank Felsman
Jun 27, 2017
The Argument for Public Restrooms Everywhere, All the Time, Always
A few years back, I was traveling in Istanbul. It’s a beautiful city, obviously, and, coming from New York, I was impressed by the city’s...
Shalle
Jun 21, 2017
The Subterranean Experience
Subways are the arteries of the city: they move its life-blood from place to place and maintain (near) perpetual motion. With a rumble...
Z Nalywayko
Jun 20, 2017
Cycle Rickshaws: The Solution to All Our Transportation Problems
Cycle rickshaws, also known as bike taxis, or pedicabs, are easy to laugh at if proposed as serious modes of public transportation. They...
Hank Felsman
Jun 14, 2017
The Crow’s Nest – Mary, Plants, the Downstairs Neighbor, & Ms. Rosa
This begins a series of irregular recorded observations from the Crow’s Nest atop 46th & Sansom in the HEART of West Philadelphia. I’m...
Z Nalywayko
Jun 13, 2017