A Personal Pantagraph

Technologies affect us, what we do, how we think, even how we view ourselves. Each new technology brings with it change, and with the change there are winners and losers.
Transportation, for example, affects the shape and growth of cities. Many businesses are located just off a freeway exit, and, judging from the billboards, [...]

Achilles got it wrong. As the son of Thetis, a goddess of the sea, Achilles is given an important choice: live a short and glorious life, to be remembered by man for thousands of years, or a long and happy life, to be remembered only by his children and grandchildren. Achilles wavered at [...]