One of the great episodes in the history of mathematics began on October 23, 1852. In a letter to Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Augustus De Morgan wrote, “A student of mine asked me today to give him a reason for a fact which I did not know was a fact — and do not yet.”… Continue reading Only Computers Can Solve This Map-Coloring Problem From the 1800s
To Help African Americans Gain Generational Wealth, Look to the Housing Market
Throughout much of America, the housing market is cratering, thanks to ever-higher interest rates. Fears of recession are in the air, too. And as is the case during all economic downturns, middle-class African Americans are at risk of being particularly hard-hit. In the wake of the last recession, in 2008, the wealth gap between middle-class… Continue reading To Help African Americans Gain Generational Wealth, Look to the Housing Market
Offering, Receiving Go Hand in Hand
In the middle of summer, when the sun is hot and the days are long, the dandelions grow uncontrollably. For most adults, these pesky yellow weeds challenge our patience as we strive to keep them out of our yards. However, to children, dandelions are bright and cheery, just waiting to be plucked and given to… Continue reading Offering, Receiving Go Hand in Hand
FedEx Pilot Union “Prepared To Take Fight To Company” As Labor Talks Stall, Strike Looms
Leaders representing the FedEx Air Line Pilots Association unanimously passed a resolution authorizing a strike authorization vote last Friday, according to a statement Wednesday from the union. A date for the vote wasn’t mentioned. The union said no future talks are planned as labor agreement negotiations have stalled. A strike would only happen if negotiations break down… Continue reading FedEx Pilot Union “Prepared To Take Fight To Company” As Labor Talks Stall, Strike Looms
Ancient Human Aliens? (Pre-Adamites & More Patrons’ Questions!)
Podcast: Download MYS248: We regularly give Patrons the opportunity to ask Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli their mysterious questions and make them available exclusively to Patrons first and then later to the whole audience. We cover topics such as cryptoterrestrials, crop circles, demoniacs in the Gospels, and more. Get all new episodes automatically and for… Continue reading Ancient Human Aliens? (Pre-Adamites & More Patrons’ Questions!)
How a DNA ‘Parasite’ May Have Fragmented Our Genes
Clément Gilbert, an evolutionary genomicist at Paris-Saclay University, thinks the aquatic bias in introners is an echo of what his group found in horizontal gene transfer events. In 2020, their work uncovered nearly 1,000 distinct horizontal transfers involving transposons that had occurred in over 300 vertebrate genomes. The vast majority of these transfers happened in… Continue reading How a DNA ‘Parasite’ May Have Fragmented Our Genes
Arctic Governance Is in Trouble. The Antarctic Could Be Next
The Arctic Council in March suspended cooperation with Russia in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Seven of the eight council members—Canada, Denmark (Greenland), Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States—resumed limited activities on projects not involving Russia, but the interruption marked the first time that broader Arctic cooperation has been paused. The war… Continue reading Arctic Governance Is in Trouble. The Antarctic Could Be Next
Chosen and Loved: The Annunciation
Do you feel weighed down by the sneaking suspicion that you’re not doing enough? I know firsthand the crushing weight of the thought, “I’m not doing enough to be loved.” There was a time in my life when I wasn’t even conscious of thinking it—I was just driven to do more and more, and I… Continue reading Chosen and Loved: The Annunciation
Not All Yield Curves Are Alike… But This Signal’s Never Wrong
By Simon White, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and strategist Bull steepenings in the yield curve are generally seen as a precursor to a recession, but they are often preceded by bear steepenings. The 3m30y curve is currently bear steepening, indicating a recession could begin as early as the summer. I discussed the 3m30y’s nascent steepening on Tuesday.… Continue reading Not All Yield Curves Are Alike… But This Signal’s Never Wrong
The (Nazi) Hess Conspiracies (Rudolf Hess)
Podcast: Download MYS249: During WWII, Rudolph Hess, a close aide to Hitler, made a secret flight to Scotland, where he was imprisoned. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss who Hess was, why he crossed enemy lines, and the allegations of conspiracies involving British and Nazi leaders. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow… Continue reading The (Nazi) Hess Conspiracies (Rudolf Hess)