Continued from Part 1…
We take so many photos in our day-to-day lives that it’s easy to forget how valuable each picture used to be. A century ago, getting a single p…
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the value I place on certain items.
For example, if my house were to go up in flames, which items would I try to save?
Let’s pretend th…
Many people worry that smartphones are taking over our lives. They stop us from focusing on more important things.
One answer is to use a simple phone; we looked at that in the…
At the turn of the 20th century, cars were made almost completely by hand and were very expensive. But two Americans — Ransom E. Olds and Henry Ford — brought the…
Want to find your inner Matt Damon and spend a year pretending you are isolated on Mars? NASA has a job for you.
To prepare for eventually sending astronauts t…
In the bad old days, washing clothes was a chore that took up the whole day, involving buckets and buckets of water and back-breaking scrubbing on hard washboards. The strong soap…
These days it’s hard to feel optimistic about social media, especially if you’re working in the news industry. But journalist McKay Coppins discovered it’s not all that bad — in f…
Smartphones are getting bigger, more expensive and packed with more high-tech features. But if you want a simpler digital lifestyle, they might be too much.
You could try a fea…