There is a tendency to imagine genius as smooth and uninterrupted. As if the great thinkers moved from one insight to the next without pause. Albert Einstein does not quite fit that picture. For all ...

The world is a pretty complicated place. Just think about all the moving parts it takes to get sliced bread delivered, regularly, to your local grocery store and then apply that to every facet of life ...

Light spotting can bring hope, but also confusion if you are trying to conceive. You may feel more uncertain if you have Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD). The reason lies in the ways it affects your ...

Imagine an alien fleet landing globally - vastly more intelligent than us. How would they view humanity? What might they decide about us? This isn't science fiction. The superior intelligence isn't ...

In 2020, the world watched anxiously as scientists scrambled to develop defences against COVID-19. Faced with a new, deadly infectious disease, immunologists worked day and night to develop vaccines ...

New study highlights 'grave, growing' danger of plastic pollution to world's health In Geneva, negotiators from 175 nations are trying to hammer out the first-ever legally binding treaty on plastic ...

Welcome to the ME 274 course website for the Spring 2026 term. The material on this site is a complement to the lecture book for the course. And, all material here is accessible without the need to ...