Tag: Unexpected

Mathematicians have a habit of finding order in the most unexpected places. A famous example of this is when Leonhard Euler was asked to find a method to cross each of the Seven Bridges of Königsberg only once. He proved that this was impossible, and his proof served as a fo...

I gave up the habit of checking on my children in the middle of the night and listening to the monitor for sounds of life years ago. As they grew, so did my confidence as a mom, and I felt assured their breath was guaranteed. The nightly fears faded, and I learned to trust nothing bad would happen. ...

I gave up the habit of checking on my children in the middle of the night and listening to the monitor for sounds of life years ago. As they grew, so did my confidence as a mom, and I felt assured their breath was guaranteed. The nightly fears faded, and I learned to trust nothing bad would happen. ...

My father, Peter Margolis was still struggling with how to care for me on the first morning of my attendance at my new school, the Genevieve School in Yonkers, New York. It was a Wednesday morning, and a light rain was falling. I was quietly sitting on my bed with my backpack beside me and holding m...

Hey there! My name is Aida, and I’m a game developer with many years of experience. I started by creating browser games on Flash, then moved on to mobile game development, and recently, I’ve been working with the Unreal Engine, programming games for PC, including virtual reality. Some...

Three weeks before the tumultuous event of Brexit, two months ahead of the global quarantine, and one year prior to the cracking of my financial stability, I made the bold move to Madrid. My initial plan was simple: a one-year sabbatical to recalibrate my life’s trajectory, sample the expat ex...

If you’re bored of the idea of having a cat or a dog as your pet, then you might have an exotic one! In the past, people used to be pretty creative when choosing their pets, and some of these animals are kept as pets these days as well. Let’s find out more about unusual pet choices...

If someone had told you in the year 2000 that in just 20 years, a major pandemic was going to sweep the globe, you could talk to your computer as if you were talking to a person or there would be vehicles with autopilot features, you might not have believed them. We often assume things will turn ...

An article I wrote about why I shut down my print-on-demand store has now made me more money than the store did. Side hustles have become necessary, but desperation for quick cash has led to a recurring cycle. First, we research ways to make extra income, which tells the algorithm what we want...

Of all things to benefit from my time in India, the last thing I would have anticipated to improve is my Chinese (or Mandarin, to be specific). Yet thanks to ample amounts of free time and a few conversations with encouraging friends, my Mandarin is a little less stilted, a little less awkward. O...

For five decades, hip-hop has been a cultural force, that couldn’t be confined to music but seeping into every corner of pop culture. Its influence extends beyond the confines , leaving an undeniable mark on movies, shows, and most importantly, the world of sports. The sport most affected by H...