You know that feeling before a race? A big workout? Or even during stressful times at work or school? Your chest tightens, your heart races, and your breath quickens. Anxiety takes hold. It’s a universal...

How Runners Can Adapt to Calorie Changes as They Age I have a racing weight. A number that in my experience, I run better at. Most of the time, I train myself into this racing...

Brooks Running has built an entire brand around the idea of joyful running with their slogan, Run Happy. At first glance, it might seem like simple marketing, but science supports the message—running has a direct impact...

Malcolm Mitchell had it all—speed, strength, and the talent to make it to the NFL. He played for the New England Patriots, won a Super Bowl, and caught passes from Tom Brady. Football was his...

This past weekend, my family and I tried something new — we went to an escape room. If you’ve never done one, it’s basically a giant puzzle where you’re “locked” in a themed room and...

My youngest son plays Scholastic Chess, which means I often find myself spending weekends at chess tournaments. That’s how I ended up at the Holiday Inn in North Atlanta last weekend. Chess tournaments are a...

In the 1990s, a group of scientists created an ambitious experiment called Biosphere 2—a self-sustaining ecosystem designed to mimic life in a sealed colony. The project included rainforests, deserts, and even a mini-ocean. The idea...

I’ve been diving into episodes of The Rest Is History podcast, hosted by British historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. If you haven’t listened, it’s a brilliant mix of storytelling and historical analysis that brings...

"There are no strangers here; only friends you haven’t yet met." – W.B. Yeats These words are attributed to W.B. Yeats, the Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet, who believed in the power of connection. I often...

Back in high school, I had a teacher, Mrs. Stanescu, who handed out a peppermint candy before every test. At first, it seemed like a small, sweet tradition. But Mrs. Stanescu had a plan—a method...

This past weekend, I saw A Christmas Carol on stage with my family and friends. It follows Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas story about Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man visited by the Ghosts of Christmas...

If you’ve been following along for a while, you probably know I’m a bit of a nerd. As a chemical engineer by training, I love stories about chemistry and invention—especially when they involve persistence, failure,...

Through the woods behind my childhood home was a public golf course. As a kid, I would sneak onto the 14th hole in the evening and play a few holes before darkness. (Year later, I...

This week, I picked up James by Everett Percival, the National Book Award Winner and a New York Times bestselling author. It’s a reimagining of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, told from the perspective of Jim,...

This is a little embarrassing to share, but I think it's relevant, so here goes. In high school, I was the valedictorian of my class. Looking back, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend chasing that goal—there’s a...