Shorter people have an advantage over taller people, really!

According to a sensory experiment conducted on NPR, when you simultaneously touch the nose and the toe, the signal from the toe takes a tenth of a second longer to reach the brain than the signal from the nose. This is more the case for really tall people as the distance required for the [...]

Would you vacation in Mexico?

I love Cancun and other places in Mexico. It’s one of the most affordable places to vacation if you are looking for a beach destination. But the recent swine flu epidemic and the travel advisory, would you go there? I am planning a trip for my anniversary in July and was [...]

Safety in the air

It would be rather eerie to write an article about safety in the air, while I am in the air. Every week I am in the air, and I keep thinking how safe are we in the hands of two people manning the aircraft and a bunch of Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) who keep [...]