Electric scooters are fast and fun ways to get around, but they can also be dangerous without the right safety precautions. Some of the most common electric scooter accidents result from poor visibility, reckless or inexperienced riding, distracted riding, obstacles in the road, and poor weather conditions. Learn how to prepare for or avoid these conditions to stay safe on the road and keep those around you safe as well.   Before hopping on an electric scooter, it is crucial to be aware of the c...

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in sustainable materials for electric scooter construction. As more people turn to these environmentally-friendly vehicles as a means of transportation, manufacturers are exploring alternatives that reduce their environmental impact without compromising performance or safety.

“The great Tao fades away.” So begins one trans­la­tion of the Tao Te Ching’s 18th Chap­ter. The sen­tence cap­tures the frus­tra­tion that comes with a lost epiphany. Whether it’s a pro­found real­iza­tion when you just wake up, or moment of clar­i­ty in the show­er, by the time your mind’s gears start turn­ing and you grope for pen and paper, the enlight­en­ment has evap­o­rat­ed, replaced by mud­dle-head­ed, fum­bling “what was that, again?”

A cer­tain Zen proverb goes some­thing like this: “A five year old can under­stand it, but an 80 year old can­not do it.” The sub­ject of this rid­dle-like say­ing has been described as being absorbed in the moment, free from rou­tine men­tal habits. In many East­ern med­i­ta­tive tra­di­tions, one can achieve such a state by walk­ing just as well as by sit­ting still—and many a poet and teacher has pre­ferred the ambu­la­to­ry method.

Pro­cras­ti­na­tion is a skill, an art, a slight-of-hand tech­nique. I’m pro­cras­ti­nat­ing right now, but you’d nev­er know it. How many tabs do I have open in my mul­ti­ple brows­er win­dows? Pick a num­ber, any num­ber. How many tasks have I put off today? How many dreams have I deferred? I’ll nev­er tell. The unskilled pro­cras­ti­na­tors stick out, they’re easy to spot. They talk a lot about what they’re not doing.

Electric motorcycles have proven themselves worthy city vehicles, with the same ride quality as internal combustion bikes, and they’re definitely easier to ride than gas-powered bikes, with no clutch and no shifting to learn. But until solid state battery technology is widely available, electric motorcycles won’t be the most practical purchases for the road.

It seems counterintuitive. How could a bike with an electric motor actually give you more exercise than a regular, non-electric bike? However, the research suggests it’s true, we’re getting as many, if not more more, fitness benefits from ebikes

“Think you need another car?” The Washington Post asked last year. “Consider an e-bike instead.” This advice came in the midst of an electric bike sales boom that continues into 2024.

There are films that are legendary for their greatness; films that are legendary for tragic events outside the frame—sad facts we read about with prurient interest decades later; and films that are, somehow, despite all odds, both great and grimly tragic at the same time. John Huston’s 1961 The Misfits, written by Arthur Miller and starring his soon-to-be ex-wife Marilyn Monroe, must top the last list in most critics’ estimation.

In the late 1950’s, pioneering free jazz bandleader Sun Ra played a gig at a Chicago mental hospital, booked there by his manager Alton Abraham, who had an interest in alternative medicine. The experiment in musical therapy worked wonders. One patient who had not moved or spoken in years reportedly got up, walked over to the piano, and yelled out, “you call that music!”

These studies show that the effect of music on the brain cannot be studied without regard for the differing neurological demands of different kinds of music, just as the study of language processing cannot be limited to just one language.

Feynman’s insistence on ordinary language recalls the statement attributed to Einstein about not really understanding something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. The method, Feynman says, guards against learning “a mystic formula for answering questions"

An old musician’s joke goes “there are three kinds of drummers in the world—those who can count and those who can’t.” But perhaps there is an even more global divide. Perhaps there are three kinds of people in the world—those who can drum and those who can’t. Perhaps, as the promotional video above from GE suggests, drummers have fundamentally different brains than the rest of us.