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On the evening of August 29th, 1911, near Oroville, California, a 50-year-old Indigenous American man walked out of the forest. He approached a man who was harnessing some horses to ride into Oroville for the night. The man had no name and spoke little of his native language, that of...
Nichole - Pruning Fruit Trees Prune fruit trees during the offseason. Summer pruning removes leaves needed for tree health. You can prune off excessive branches on overly vigorous trees in early summer. Young trees should be pruned heavily and fruit removed for the first three years. New trees should be...
When I was a kid, I was given a book called “The Book of Think: Or, How to Solve a Problem Twice Your Size.” It was full of optical illusions, brainteasers, and puzzles in hopes it would teach children to be creative in their problem-solving. One optical illusion I remember ...
“The potential of every human brain is unbounded, infinite. Everyone is equipped with the physical machinery in his brain physiology to experience, through Transcendental Meditation, that level of intelligence which is the ocean of all knowledge, the ocean of all energy, intelligence, and bliss." - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi As I've...
Since the time of Hippocrates of Kos (circa 460-370 BCE, or Before Common Era), one of the first precepts of physicians has been “First, do no harm.” Many medical treatments involve risk, and the physician’s job is always, first, and foremost, to minimize that risk. Would you go to a...
The Little Free neighborhood library movement started in 2009 with Todd Bol. He built a little library to honor his mother. She had recently passed away and was a lifelong book lover and a school teacher. His initial design was a wood structure that looked like a one-room schoolhouse.
Allison: That is a tough one for me...my brother was always super competitive with board games, so I am not a huge fan. I would probably go with Clue if I had to pick one. Always fun with the different characters and scenarios. I do like things like Scrabble as...
A few years ago, I realized that something I had always struggled with, namely the ability to concentrate regularly and stay on task, wasn’t as much of a universal experience as I had believed it to be. I thought everyone spent hours of each day feeling somewhat hazy and only...
A flower in bloom can be breathtaking. A mushroom in bloom can also be a thing of wonder. The mushroom fruit body is the reproductive structure of the mushroom. And, like the counterpart in many plants, fruit bodies have a vast array of forms, colors, and even fragrances associated with...
Antibiotics, probiotics, prebiotics - they all sound the same, and if you aren’t quite clear on what the differences are between them, that’s understandable. Many of us only grew up learning about (and taking) antibiotics. We knew those helped with infections, and maybe you vaguely remembered something about them being...
How do we see color? I used to work in a building that redecorated the bathrooms. They chose a beautiful and modern tile, and all of the fixtures were brand new, and the walls were painted green. Every time I would go in there, I would feel like I was...
“Challenge yourself. If you don't understand how to play it, play it until you understand.” I was recently reading a study on brain health and memory, which inspired me to share one of my personal hobbies that has brought me vast amounts of joy and great memories: Playing games. About...
