The History of Pizza
Nothing beats a delicious pizza hot from the oven. But do you know who first invented this miracle food? Read on to find out! Read More …
Author: Phiteros
Discovering the Majesty of Megagames
Ever wanted to play a board game with 50+ players? Hang on to your pants! Read More …
How to Make Friends with Card Games
When I was just starting college, I was terrified. I’m way more introverted than extroverted, and I worried that I wouldn’t be able to make friends or meet people easily. My first challenge came even before classes started – orientation. A whole weekend in an environment where I didn’t know a single soul. Luckily for Read More …
More Musings about Traveling
Last spring, I had the incredible opportunity of traveling to Japan. It was a wonderful trip, and I can’t wait to return. I have traveled out of the country twice before, both times to Paris, France. I treasure these trips, not just because they were great experiences, but also because they gave me perspective on Read More …
And I thought astronomers were bad at naming things
Yesterday, my friends and I were hanging out and chatting (as we do). One of my friends, who enjoys geography trivia, was regaling us with information about the peninsula shared by Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. This peninsula is one of the largest peninsulas in the United States. In fact, residents have tried to make the Read More …
Book Review: “The Children of Time” by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky My rating: 5 of 5 stars I found The Children of Time through a reddit post asking for book recommendations with unusual alien species. Based on the comment’s description, I thought it sounded interesting. When I checked out the book on Amazon, I discovered that it was on sale, Read More …
You’re Gonna Be A Star, Kid
So, you want to be a star? Well, you’ve got a long way to go. But don’t worry. Stick with me and you’ll go far. The first thing you’ve got to do is be a huge cloud of gas, out in interstellar space. It’ll especially help if you’re a Giant Molecular Cloud. These are regions of Read More …
Explain Like I’m Five: Your Audience Might Not Know What You’re Talking About
The other day, I saw a shirt which said “I’m only responsible for what I say, not for what you understand.” At first I laughed and thought “I need a shirt like that”. But then I got to thinking a little more about what it meant. And I realized that it reflects a misconception that Read More …
Book Review: “Seveneves” by Neal Stephenson
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Seveneves is without a doubt, one of the best science fiction books I have ever read. It is also the first book to make me feel physically stressed. And I mean that this book had so much tension that I could barely handle it. I Read More …
Souvenirs from Space: Sample-Return Missions
Picture: An artist’s interpretation of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft rendezvousing with the asteroid Bennu. Image credit: NASA One of the challenges we face in astronomy is the fact that we can’t touch the things we study. In chemistry, you can run experiments by mixing chemicals together. In biology, if you want to study mice, you catch Read More …