There is a theory that important lessons can be found in any circumstance, even the most banal or mundane. To unearth a lesson in the midst of turmoil or irritation would probably require the serenity ...

Outside of geometry class, the shortest distance between two points is not always a straight line. Not when the points are, say, Chicago and Hong Kong. Between those cities on a round Earth, the ...

When it comes to driving, “short” has two possible meanings: a) distance and b) time. Indeed, the shortest distance between Point A and Point B might be not be the shortest distance in terms of time ...

I have long believed that any American general or senior diplomat who wants to work in Iraq should have to pass a test. It would be a very simple test. It would consist of only one question: "Do you ...

Intuitively, the shortest distance between two points is on the straight line joining the two points. But this is true only if one is travelling on a plane surface. In fact, it depends on the shape of ...

Wesley Hogan's interest in storytelling stretches back to her childhood. From her grandfather, she learned how stories can shape the way we view the world. When she learned that she and her ...

It was around 16 inches long. Then in 1852, George Camman introduced the first binaural (for two ears) stethoscope, which was around 20 inches. Today’s stethoscopes are up to 30 inches long. Born of ...