Shower Brain – Jamie Todd Rubin
While reading an article on “The Wonder of Insight” by John Kounios and Yvette Koumios in the March 2025 issue of Scientific American, I came across the following passage: In the 2010s Brian Erick…| Jamie Todd Rubin
While reading an article on “The Wonder of Insight” by John Kounios and Yvette Koumios in the March 2025 issue of Scientific American, I came across the following passage: In the 2010s Brian Erick…| Jamie Todd Rubin
There are, from time to time, books I attempt to read that I am simply not ready for. They seem interesting, I start them, but I don’t make it very far. Years later I might come back to them, and find that I am ready, and I read the book with joy and delight that […]| Jamie Todd Rubin
At a recent back-to-school night, I was astonished to learn that science education takes a back seat to Virginia Studies in 4th grade. Part of the reason seems to be that 4th grade students take a standardized test on Virginia Studies, and there is much to pack in to prepare students for the test. I […]| Jamie Todd Rubin
Among my favorite types of books in my collection are ex-lib books—or as I like to think of them, retired library books. I received one in the mail recently, Force of Nature: The Life of Linus Paul…| Jamie Todd Rubin
I’m terrible when it comes to book ratings. I used to use them, but these days I’ve given up on them completely. I think of a 0-to-5 star rating as a bell curve where 3 stars fall right…| Jamie Todd Rubin
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died 199 years ago today. I once wrote a time-travel story where, on their dying day, Adams and Jefferson were brought together on the shores of New Jersey to watch …| Jamie Todd Rubin
I’m not normally one for prompts, but I saw prompt the other day asking about something the writer learned in high school. I found myself thinking about it throughout the day, and jotting not…| Jamie Todd Rubin
