T Always Finds A
A whimsical walk through DNA's structure, transcription, and translation, told through sprites and imps and checked against the real science at every step.
One Hundred Beats a Minute
A reality TV table flip, and the exact heart-rate threshold at which the part of the brain running self-presentation goes offline, camera or no camera.
Mental Models and the Questions that Outlived the Answer
A look at how mental models work as both reasoning tools and a test for which favorite questions can accept an answer at all.
Twelve Questions, Invited in for Tea
A reflection on Feynman's practice of keeping a dozen favorite questions alive in the mind.