Tag: Albert Einstein

James Clerk Maxwell: The Curious Mind of the Father of Modern Physics

It was said that there was nothing the young James Clerk Mazwell couldn’t decode. Curiosity drove him to figure out how locks and keys and other puzzles worked. Maxwell grew up in Scotland, and his eccentric ways and introverted personality in school made him the butt of jokes among his classmates; they laughed at him…


Toddler Has an Epic Mop of Hair That Defies All Attempts to Be Combed Straight (PHOTOS)

With an estimated 8 billion people in the world, there are only about 100 or so known cases of  “Uncombable Hair Syndrome (UHS),” and a toddler from eastern England, who has an epic mop of hair, has been diagnosed with this rare condition. Suffolk-born, Layla Davis, 2, has blonde locks that defy all attempts to…


Rapt in Wonder: T. S. Arthur’s Short Story, ‘Amy’s Question’

As we go through our regular days, passing from one activity to the next, we can get so lost in doing the next thing that we forget to stop and wonder at the marvelous world around us. In his short story, “Amy’s Question,” T.S. Arthur shows us the importance of wonder. Amy discovers beautiful truths…


Book Review: ‘Einstein: The Man and His Mind’: Easy Introduction to an Extraordinary Mind

For centuries, Isaac Newton was the man when it came to our understanding of how the universe works. And then came Albert Einstein, who forever changed the dynamics of space, time, energy, and gravity. “Einstein: The Man and His Mind” is not a scholarly, theoretical tome. It is not an in-depth biography of this man…


Atheist Doctor Witnesses Telepathy, Now Aims to Merge Science and Spirituality

Rick Sheff, MD, was raised culturally Jewish, but essentially atheist. On Passover, his family would sit around discussing possible scientific explanations for the crossing of the Red Sea during the Exodus. “I’m sure Moses knew the tide charts,” his father would joke. For them, it was an occasion to remember a political victory led by…


Lifelong Learning: The Key to a Happy Life is Daring to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

Albert Einstein is best known for his outstanding contributions in the field of science. We can admire him for tackling unsolved mysteries in the realm of physics and making discoveries that changed the world, like the theory of relativity and the theory of quantum mechanics. To what does he ascribe his achievements? Einstein humbly summarized…