Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

THE SCIENCE AND PASSION OF FLY FISHING AND HUNTING: New Blog Explores The Dynamics of the Great Lakes Region

A few readers know that I originally hail from outside of Buffalo, New York, home to some of the best hunting and fly fishing in the country. Recently my younger brother Drew launched the Dreams of Steele blog exploring the science and passion of fishing and hunting in the Upstate New York region. There is a little something for everyone at this multi-media site, including some great shots of the outdoors, and even this photo and post detailing Drew’s first buck of the season. (And for those wondering, no I don’t hunt, nor own a gun. For some reason, I escaped the fever.)

a computer generated image of a human brain.

Thinking

The great free will debate featuring Michio Kaku and Steven Pinker

Who — or what — really controls your mind?

Building destroyed by the Halifax Explosion. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.

The Past

The largest accidental explosion of all time

More than a century ago, Halifax suffered an accidental blast one-fifth the size of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

a collage of photos of a man with a hat and a book.

High Culture

6 great books with wildly unreliable narrators

Dive into the twisted truths and concealed realities told by literature’s most unreliable narrators.

a group of five matches on a pink background.

The Well

Signs you’re burned out — and how to bounce back

If you don’t feel better after the weekend, the “burnout paradox” could explain why.

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7 min

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Laurie Santos

Starts With A Bang

The trick to instantly identifying JWST images

If you can identify a foreground star, the spike patterns are a dead giveaway as to whether it’s a JWST image or any other observatory.

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