50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: July 2020  

The EPA Wants Two-Thirds of U.S. Car Sales to Be Electric by 2032

Share this on WhatsApp The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed a landmark set of pollution regulations that could spark an electric-vehicle revolution and drive down greenhouse-gas emissions. Under the rules, electric vehicles could account for an estimated 67% of new US passenger-car sales by 2032 and additional gains for larger vehicles — a […]

A Brief History of Presidents Disclosing–Or Trying to Hide–Health Problems

Share this on WhatsApp President Donald Trump went directly to the public and announced via Twitter early on Oct. 2 that “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” The president’s straightforward announcement was unlike many presidents in the past. […]

For Math Fans: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Number 42

Share this on WhatsApp Everyone loves unsolved mysteries. Examples include Amelia Earhart’s disappearance over the Pacific in 1937 and the daring escape of inmates Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin from Alcatraz Island in California in 1962. Moreover our interest holds even if the mystery is based on a joke. Take author Douglas Adams’s […]