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10 minutes
Elephant Seals: Mother Nature’s Beach Master
When Mother Nature created beaches, she must have felt like she needed a truly colossal creation worthy of becoming the “beach master. Enter, the Elephant Seal.
Pebbles
The Pebbles section on Ever Widening Circles features articles that are under 10 minutes. These are the articles you’ll love for those times when you only have a couple minutes to spare!
9 minutes
James Veitch’s Hilarious Look at Trying to Unsubscribe
Frustration can often lead to genius, and that’s certainly the case with humorist James Veitch’s response to scammer and marketing ploys on the web. Take a look at his hilarious take on trying to unsubscribe!
4 minutes
Reading Earth’s History with Sand
A beautiful beach has much more to it than meets the eye. You can actually read our planet’s history with sand! Each grain has its own story to tell…
9 minutes
The Mystery of the Hawaiian Islands
Take a trip to Hawaii! We won’t be exploring the beaches, but instead a mystery whose answer looks into the formation of the Hawaiian Islands and our planet!
7 minutes
Fungi, the Technology of the Future?
Imagine a future filled with bricks, furniture, and leather made of mushrooms! That fungi-filled future is here and it’s the kind of innovation that needs celebrating!
5 minutes
Turning Trash into Musical Instruments
Meet the artist and musician Ken Butler. Since 1978, he has been pushing the limits of possibility with his art by turning trash into musical instruments!
7 minutes
Why Do We See Faces on Mars?
We’ve seen a lot on the surface of Mars, but what about the stranger things? Why do we keep seeing things like canals, bigfoot, iguanas, faces on Mars?
6 minutes
Our Space Junk Problem: Educating Ourselves for the Future
The era of space exploration hasn’t been long, but it has had an impact. Get better acquainted with our space junk problem and how we can fix it!
8 minutes
Breakfast at Giraffe Manor
You get a wonderful appreciation of the size of a giraffe when their head is in your cereal bowl. Here’s the marvelous story of Kenya’s Giraffe Manor.
6 minutes
Explore the Universe in Your Coffee Cup
Your cup of coffee contains the forces that keep the universe in motion! It’s a great reminder of how being a lifelong learner makes the world more incredible!
8 minutes
How Ripe Bananas Can Shift Perspectives: Wisdom from Oliver Sacks
Here’s some wisdom from Oliver Sacks on how green bananas and an old H.G. Wells story helped him learn about valuing perspectives outside of the “norm”.
7 minutes
Hop on the Hollywood Science Hotline
Faulty science plaguing your movie? Give the Hollywood science hotline a call for some help! Here’s the power of science and entertainment at its best!
7 minutes
Behind the Scene with Cirque du Soleil’s Superhumans
Meet the “superhumans” who perform the mind-bending, gravity-defying feats in the Cirque du Soleil productions. Behind the scenes, they are almost like the our friends and neighbors!
6 minutes
Great Photographers on What Makes an Iconic Image
What makes an image iconic, even life changing? Hear some of the world’s best photographers talk about powerful photography and how it connects us!
9 minutes
Celebrating Solar: Look How Far We’ve Come!
Let’s give solar power its day in the sun! Solar energy advancements are making access to sustainable energy more affordable and widespread and that’s worth celebrating!
6 minutes
What Children’s Drawings Teach Us
There’s a reason why we all gravitate toward the magic in children’s drawings. Here’s an insight that I carried with me for weeks after running across it!
6 minutes
The Key to Understanding First Impressions
Can we control our initial assumptions and impulses? Well no, we actually can’t, but we can understand them and let another part of our brain control our reactions. Here’s a great insight into our own brains!
9 minutes
The Playful History of Innovation
How is the flute the great-grandfather of the computer? Here’s a look at the playful history of innovation to give you a little perspective for the future!
6 minutes
Wiggle Your Ears and You’re a Natural History Museum!
Take a quick break today to recognize the wonder of your inner lemur. Your body, in so many ways, is a walking demonstration of the scope of eternity!
7 minutes
Capturing the Liquid Mountains of Lake Erie
Meet Dave Sandford, a photographer capturing stunning images of Lake Erie’s liquid mountains. His work is a beautiful, and awe-inspiring reminder of our planet’s power.
10 minutes
Bolster Your Immunity to Fear!
Did you know fear is contagious? Here are some simple ways you can avoid contagious fear while building a more positive world around you!
11 minutes
A Second Chance for Abandoned Animals and Inmates
Here’s a great example of the kinds of stories the nightly news could be bringing us, instead of all the doom and gloom. Another thought-leaders – the Monroe County Jail – teaches us about possibility.
6 minutes
Phil Hansen: Making the Extraordinary Look Easy
Never let go of your ability to just relax into the wonder of watching a creative genius do their thing. Today we point you to the way deconstruction can be a wonder!
9 minutes
The Amazing Woman Who Discovered Dinosaurs: Mary Anning
The most important scientific discoveries almost always contain the key elements of a great story: drama, serendipity, hardship and perseverance. Here’s a fabulous tale of the WOMAN who discovered dinosaurs!
5 minutes
Welcome to the Wood Wide Web, Meet the Internet of Fungus!
Did you know that forests are connected with an internet of fungus? There is an incredible network growing beneath our feet lovingly called the wood wide web!
6 minutes
How to Memorize Anything!
Have a tough time learning names, remembering directions, or just want to impress your friends? Never fear! Let us introduce you to your memory palace, a place where you can memorize anything.
4 minutes
Painting with Light
Explore the mindbending and magical work of the remarkable light painter Hannu Huhtamo. His work reminds us that possibility is everywhere!
8 minutes
The Grand History of the Humble Pigeon
Why should we appreciate the humble pigeon a little more? It turns out, pigeons are actually much smarter than we give them credit for, not to mention we share a rich history!
8 minutes
A Pyramid Primer: How much do you really know?
Most of us think we know a fair amount about things like the pyramids. But do we? What if our information still dates from magazines in elementary school, and we only have the gist of things? Here’s something to consider.