There’s a powerful analogy that has shaped my approach to life’s priorities. Imagine you’re constantly juggling two balls – one made of glass and one made of rubber. The glass ball represents your ...

Glass is made of sand, which is a kind of rock. But glass is transparent. We explore why! Glass is made of sand, which is a kind of rock. But glass is transparent, and rocks aren’t transparent. What’s ...

An assortment of glass balls of different sizes, colors, ages and textures can be treasures for a small garden. Small glass balls are especially appealing in the spring before plants have reached full ...

Everybody always says, "We're an X-year-old startup," but what does that really mean? Which parts of this are good? (Let's admit it, startup tech culture has desirable elements.) Which elements are ...

Today I would like to present the turbine-powered optical isolator, a steampunk-sounding bit of hardware that only allows light to pass in one direction. That, I must admit, is a sentence I never ...