by John M. Jennings | Nov 7, 2023 | The IFOD
My younger daughter studied abroad this past semester at the University of Tasmania and loved it so much she is transferring there to finish college. I’ve just spent the last ten days in Tasmania checking it out, and I can see why she loves it so much. This IFOD...
by John M. Jennings | Nov 6, 2023 | Science, Space, The IFOD
Voyager 1 and 2 are spacecraft that NASA launched in 1977 to collect information about Saturn and Jupiter. After making notable discoveries related to Saturn’s rings, and Jupiter’s atmosphere, Voyager 2 then flew by Neptune and Uranus and collected...
by John M. Jennings | Oct 26, 2023 | Sociology, The IFOD
We’re Wired to Care About Social Status We’re wired to care about where we stand in the social pecking order: seeking and protecting social status is a primary human motivation. Like other group-living animals, our desire for higher status is an adaptive...
by John M. Jennings | Oct 18, 2023 | The IFOD
From 1920 to 1933, federal law prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors” in the United States. This dark period of American history is known as “Prohibition.” Even though alcohol was illegal, the U.S. didn’t become...
by John M. Jennings | Oct 13, 2023 | Health, The IFOD
Photo by Tom Hussey. Link. One of our interns this summer called me “Mr. Jennings” and the entire summer basically treated me like my age (53). It makes sense. He’s 19, and his parents are about my age plus he’s an intern and I’m...
by John M. Jennings | Oct 9, 2023 | Health, The IFOD
Are you interested in not just living longer but living better? That is the primary topic of Dr. Peter Attia’s excellent book Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity. Dr. Attia is an interesting guy. He trained as a cancer surgeon, left medicine to be a...
