Category Archives: Science and Mathematics

Tariff Math “Does Not Compute!”

Posted on April 6, 2025 by cdsmiller17

“Liberation” Day (April 2, 2025) “Lies, damn lies and statistics.” Never a truer word has been spoken, especially with the example of the US tariff calculations. But don’t take my word for it, watch this CBC News program “About That”: … Continue reading →

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The Day Home Music was Born

Posted on February 19, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Phonograph Patent Issued (February 19, 1878) We’ve come a long way, baby! Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, initially on cylinders. It wasn’t long before RCA-Victor put the sounds on discs. Then we went to cassette tapes, and now we use … Continue reading →

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The FBI Gave Him Tesla’s Research Papers in 1943

Posted on February 7, 2025 by cdsmiller17

John G. Trump (August 21, 1907 – February 21, 1985) In response, he told them that in the final 15 years of Nikola Tesla’s life, he was only theorizing about philosophical matters, so they needn’t worry. But then the papers … Continue reading →

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How the Chinese Snuck Up on the World’s Chat Apps

Posted on January 29, 2025 by cdsmiller17

DeepSeek (January 10, 2025) They say that the Chinese have ingenuity. What they also have is the ability to spy on western industries and ‘borrow’ ideas (and even computer programs). The chosen icon for the DeepSeek app is a whale. … Continue reading →

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The Day that Modern Communication Became Reality

Posted on December 12, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Guglielmo Marconi (April 25, 1874 – July 20, 1937) When a man has a vision, he doesn’t stop until he achieves it, even if the whole world and his uncle think otherwise. Because of the curvature of the surface of … Continue reading →

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Would You Believe that It Used to be Called “BackRub”?

Posted on September 4, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Google Founded (September 4, 1998) (As in, you rub my back and I’ll rub yours?) The name Google is a misspelling of Googol, the number 1 followed by 100 zeros, which was picked to signify that the search engine was intended … Continue reading →

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The Body was Weak, but His Mind was Strong

Posted on May 1, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Stephen Hawking (January 8, 1942 – March 14, 2018) When he was 20, Stephen Hawking met his future wife, Jane. When he was 21, he was diagnosed with ALS (also know as Lou Gehrig’s disease). Despite his prospects of poor … Continue reading →

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We’re Not Going to Live Forever

Posted on March 29, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Men’s Health The British are more open about masculine intimate details than Americans or Canadians. I’m not sure why, but I suspect it has to do with their actors being more in touch with their feminine side. Take an episode … Continue reading →

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(He Wants You to) Remember Him for “Trinity” Only

Posted on February 18, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Oppenheimer (2023) We finally got around to watching this movie on Amazon Prime, last night. Wow, it was impressive at every level. And if you didn’t understand the man behind the creation of the atomic bomb, this movie lays it … Continue reading →

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The Clue to the Connection was His Birth Date

Posted on January 4, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Isaac Newton (December 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727) Every day, I await inspiration to guide my next post: this one came from my daily “On this day in History” desk calendar. Today’s subject was born (perhaps) in the middle … Continue reading →

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