Here's another helicopter story from my social history of helicopters,  The God Machine . This year is the 45th anniversary of the figh...

Upon request, here's an updated version of the fan-poster I did using ice-art.

Sadly, it's time to remind readers that in the (very unlikely) event of an explosion outside your hotel or office, do not rush to the w...

This week I helped Son No. 1 replace a dead battery in his car. Our garage was a parking lot while it was blowing snow, dark, and below zero...

Even as writers obsess about when Elon Musk will land on Mars , the ever-expanding robot battalion continues to churn out valuable informati...

From time to time I detour from disasters and techno-history into creative angles. For those who read with their kids, here's a link to ...

This year is the silver anniversary of one of my movie favorites, The Abyss (1989): Underwater shooting in an abandoned nuclear power...