By: Jeffrey Newholm “What is physics?” An ambitious competitor in Student Jeopardy gave this seemingly correct response to then-host Mayim...

By: Jeffrey Newholm Americans have always been wary of technological displacement. Are machines coming for our jobs? Is strategic overoptimism...

By: Jeffrey Newholm In UConn coach Geno Auriemma’s Geno: In Pursuit of Perfection, the bitter coach opined that, due to...

By: Jeffrey Newholm    We’ve all seen it happen. From afar, we feel the athlete’s pain when another good-looking shot...

By: Jeffrey Newholm “I’ve changed my face, I’ve changed my name, but no one wants you when you lose.” Ouch!...

By: Jeff Newholm Has there ever been a more predictable program than The Road Runner Show? The wily but common-sense-lacking...

By Jeffrey Newholm The hedonic treadmill stinks. After just a few moments, when a woman reaches a goal, she's already...

By Jeffrey Newholm What is the future? Is getting there possible? Funny how a woman can never fully reach her...

By Jeffrey Newholm "Humans will never be able to fly." Wrong. "America will never overcome the coronavirus pandemic." Soon to...

By: Jeffrey Newholm What is a word? Language, at its core, is no more than pointing. A name points at...