New Post from BiteofanAppleThe Medieval Origin of the Ph.D. DissertationRadical change can seem small when seen up close. I was deep in the weeds, reading again about Mr. George Starkey, a doctor and alchemist living in London in the 1650s. Starkey's...

New Post from BiteofanAppleWith Flying Pen, When Mortals SleepIt was a sweltering August day. I made my way across the promenade, and through the bustling crowd, to a small line forming outside the Timkin Art Museum. Inside, I stumbled on Pieter Brue...

New Post from BiteofanAppleWhat Is Potential Energy, Really?As with seemingly every other man my age, I've taken up running to stay fit. Your metabolism slows as you age and what used to come for free with youth now takes time and deliberate effort t...

New Post from BiteofanAppleFriendship Is An Exponential FunctionWhat allows you to make friends and to keep them? Being a social person helps with making friends, surely. As does putting in the effort to be a good friend. But I'm sure we've all had t...

New Post from BiteofanAppleThe True Expense Of NatureIt's Saturday morning, and you have no plans. Perhaps your schedule happened to line up that way, perhaps the kids are gone, or maybe it's just luck. Regardless, it's glorious. You bask in the glow...