The secret to Mark Twain's friendship with Nikola Tesla
Twain and Tesla had similar passions and an amusing friendship.
- Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) and Nikola Tesla shared a friendship starting in 1890s.
- Tesla read a lot of early Twain when recovering from a serious illness.
- The two shared an interest in electricity.
New theories reveal the ferocious T-Rex as… adorable?
The American Museum of Natural History presents the new, more accurate T. rex.
- Hatchling, four-year-old, and adult models show us new sides of the famous predator.
- They're part of the T. rex: The Ultimate Predator exhibit running from March 2019 to August 2020.
- Attention time travelers: You may want to pet the feathered hatchling. Don't.
Fall is a bad time to hold elections. Here's why.
Millions of Americans didn't vote during the midterms — excuses there are many. Some are valid.
- Usually, only about 40 percent of eligible voters participate in midterm elections.
- Political philosopher John Stuart Mill believed it would be for the collective good if everybody voted.
- Because of logistics, we may need to change the time of year we vote.
Explosives scare at CNN, suspicious packages sent to Clintons and Obamas
It's a little scary out there, folks.
- CNN was evacuated live on air.
- The targets of the bomb threats are frequently attacked by some in our political landscape.
- It's unknown how many more suspicious packages are in the mail.
Elon Musk Says He Has Approval to Build a Hyperloop from New York to Washington
Superfast hyperloop travel gets closer to reality as Elon Musk receives "verbal" government approval for a route linking NYC and Washington.
In news that may finally make us feel like we’re living in the future, Elon Musk says he got a “verbal” approval from the government to build an underground Hyperloop between New York and Washington, D.C. A trip that would usually take three hours by train would be only 29 minutes in the 700 mph Hyperloop. The route would also cover Philadelphia and Baltimore.
