Ultra-massive black hole in Messier 87 defies cosmic theories
Put them together and you get a remarkable puzzle. Black holes devour stars and interstellar gas. This causes…
Contributor: It’s time to save the whales again
Diving in a kelp forest in Monterey Bay recently, I watched a tubby 200-pound harbor seal follow a…
My Partner and I Each Moved Home to Save Money; Can Travel More Now
If you told 18-year-old me that I’d be living at home at 29, I would’ve been embarrassed. By…
Stock Market Bubble: BofA Chart Show One Valuation Metric at Historic Highs
Stock-market bulls convinced of the power of AI to transform the economy often shrug off comparisons to the…
Welcome to second place: Tumbling Dodgers are swept by the Angels
The result was historic. The way it happened was all too familiar. Never before, since interleague play began…
My Father Lives With Me, It’s Changing How I’m Prepping for Retirement
In 2011, my dad moved in with my family of four. Now, 14 years later, at 82, he’s…
Working Remotely for a European Company As an American: My Review
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with 34-year-old Meghan Gezo, from Michigan. The following has…
Rugby: Broughton siblings set to play for Bay of Plenty in NPC season
She is in her second season back in the game after a three-year break. In 2024, she turned…
Sam Altman Explains Why Some Users Want ChatGPT’s ‘Yes Man’ Tone Back
Some ChatGPT users were so attached to the chatbot’s “yes man” style that they asked OpenAI to bring…
I’m 85, Looking for Work, No Job After Hundreds of Applications
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Pat Fagin Scott, an 85-year-old woman who lives in…
L.A. artist Takako Yamaguchi gets her first institutional show at MOCA
“Time is the most important thing right now,” says Takako Yamaguchi. The artist, who at 72 is having…
Startup Founder and Father of 3 Chose Work Over Kids, Feels Guilty
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cache Merrill, a 48-year-old tech founder from Sandy, Utah.…