Monthly Archives: February 2026

The Science Whiplash: When Science Fights Itself

Posted on 2026-02-28 by The Narrator

If you’ve lived long enough to read headlines, you’ve probably experienced nutritional whiplash. You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and open your phone only to see a headline screaming that caffeine is the secret to eternal youth. You … Continue reading →

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The Road Not Taken — A Reflection on the Quantum Self

Posted on 2026-02-23 by The Narrator

I had an interesting conversation with a friend recently about the road not taken, in the spirit of Robert Frost’s famous poem. We talked about the turns that change a life, not the trivial ones, not “Store A versus Store … Continue reading →

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Fifty States of I Do

Posted on 2026-02-14 by The Narrator

On this Valentine’s Day I wish to invite you to my dubiously legal quest for interstate matrimony. Remember that giddy, slightly unhinged feeling when you first get married, where every grand gesture seems perfectly reasonable? For my wife and me … Continue reading →

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Superstition, Statistics and Our Unshakable Love of Spooky Math

Posted on 2026-02-13 by The Narrator

It’s not quite Halloween. There are no ghosts, no monsters, no spooky hauntings, no plastic skeletons on the lawn, no “fun-size” candy bars clogging the pantry and no neighbors dressed as inflatable dinosaurs, at least not in the costume aisle … Continue reading →

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Take the Extra Minute: The Invisible Edge

Posted on 2026-02-10 by The Narrator

The Deception of the Freeze-Thaw Cycle February is prime time for the snow–melt–freeze cycle. It is the month when the sun starts to stay out just long enough to suggest warmth, but the shadows still hold the power of a … Continue reading →

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The Brutal Sport of Business

Posted on 2026-02-06 by The Narrator

It is early February 2026 and while the rest of the world is arguing over point spreads and whether the halftime show is “too much” or “not enough”, a different kind of draft is taking place in the glass towers … Continue reading →

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The Great Rodent Referendum: A Proud Tradition of Meteorology by Rodent

Posted on 2026-02-02 by The Narrator

I can’t let the cultural wonder known as “Groundhog Day” pass by without a comment. The idea behind the celebration is an odd Old World carryover rooted in European weather lore, specifically from the German custom of Candlemas. Originally, if … Continue reading →

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