Archive for January 2026
The Morbid Curiosity of Watching a Daredevil Risk His Life
Why people are drawn to watching free soloist Alex Honnold risk his life Alex Honnold climbing Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan Source: Cc by 4.0 Heute The psychopathological reasons for daredevils, like free soloist Alex Honnold, risking their life for spectacle and thrill are well known. But that psychological aberration pertains to only a…
Read MoreLooking Back at Cambridge on Martin Luther King Day
What Was MLK’s Involvement in the Cambridge Race Riots of the 1960’s? On Martin Luther King Day, Cambridge residents can reflect on the holiday from a unique perspective. We live in a place rich with US history, as our town was an epicenter of the 1960’s civil rights struggles. Demonstrations and violence roiled on…
Read MoreHow Shark Repellents are Supposed to Work and Why They Often Don’t
Ironman triathletes competing in the annual Cambridge event, and Eastern Shore residents enjoying the surf at Ocean City, probably can’t suppress the chilling Jaws movie soundtrack in their minds as they venture into the shark’s habitat. Sadly, Erica Fox, a triathlete swimming off Lovers Point in Monterey Bay, California, was attacked and killed by a…
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