Polymath (n): A person who has extensive knowledge in many different areas
Traveling around Washington State, you sometimes see big, imposing signs along the highway reading “ENTERING APPLE MAGGOT QUARANTINE AREA – DO NOT TRANSPORT HOMEGROWN TREE FRUIT BEYOND THIS POINT”. These signs demarcate the boundaries of the Apple Maggot Quarantine Area. This quarantine area was set up by the Washington State Department of Agriculture to help Read More …
Today as I was snacking on some tortilla chips and guacamole, I noticed that the chip bag bragged that it only had four ingredients. Intrigued, I turned it over to see what those ingredients were. “Corn flour, vegetable oil, salt, and water.” Pretty simple. And it makes sense that those ingredients are all you would Read More …
Back in 2017, when I was just getting started blogging, I did a post on sample-return missions. These are space missions designed to bring material back from space so that we can study it here on the Earth. While sample-return missions are complicated, it allows us to use larger and more capable instruments than we Read More …
I hope that everyone was able to see the total solar eclipse today! If you didn’t, the picture at the top of the page is one I took during totality. Although This is the first time I got to see a total solar eclipse; I was not able to travel for the one in 2017. Read More …
Long time readers of my trivia, if there are any, will know that I usually don’t jump into the main point of my post right away. I like to begin with a bit of a story, and create a narrative around the post. This is the way I like to teach and present, so it Read More …
A few weeks ago, I baked a cake for my friend’s birthday. His choice – a chocolate mousse cake – was something I had never made before. As part of the recipe, I had to melt some chocolate chips. One of the most common ways of doing this is by using a double boiler. To Read More …
If you have been driving late at night, probably in an area which is not very populated, you may have seen some streetlights casting a strange blue/purple light. I’ve seen this myself in a few different areas. At the time, I thought that there must be some reason behind it – some sort of function Read More …
Wintertime in western Washington is usually pretty dreary. Lots of rain, near constant cloud cover, and really early sunsets. However, once summer arrives, this gets flipped on its head. Lots of clear skies, and nights where the sun doesn’t set until after 9pm. Right now, though, we’re approaching the liminal state of spring. You can’t Read More …
I have not one, but two new timelapses! A view of the Seattle skyline and waterfront from Hamilton Viewpoint Park, and a short one of the moon rising over some of the skyscrapers. Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel if you want to know when I upload. As promised with last week’s post, Read More …
The other day I asked one of my new roommates what day their birthday was, so that I could mark it on our calendar. To my great surprise, his birthday is exactly the same as mine! What a coincidence! We just need to determine what time we were each born so that we know who Read More …