by Kim Pederson……. In 1853, an American named William Walker took forty-five men to Mexico, “conquered” the city of La
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by Kim Pederson……. Not surprisingly, many people here in the United States have been searching desperately for silver linings since
Read Moreby Kim Pederson……. Since Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the presidential election, there’s been mucho finger pointing. Hillary and her
Read Moreby Kim Pederson……. Admittedly, it’s kind of a wonky catchphrase. We have Shakespeare to thank for it, as we do
Read Moreby Kim Pederson……. So in the previous blog I mentioned that the bright side of the Higgs doomsday ball of
Read Moreby Kim Pederson……. I came across an interesting term recently: Pygmalion effect. Of course today I cannot remember the context
Read Moreby Kim Pederson……. More years ago than I like to admit, I was a graduate student at Western Washington University
Read Moreby Kim Pederson……. The September 2016 issue of Scientific American features an editorial titled “The Tweets We Hold to be
Read Moreby Kim Pederson……. Everyone looks for guidance. Some things, many things, in fact an innumerable number of things are too
Read Moreby Kim Pederson……. “We don’t know a millionth of one percent about anything.” This quote from Thomas Edison appears in
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