Meteor Shower Created by Halley’s Comet is on Display


A meteor shower will appear in the night sky today. And it is a creation of the debris left by Halley’s Comet. For those who cannot view it due to clouds, the action can be seen live on the Internet...

Missing Jet Black Box Batteries are Fading


With a dearth of new pings and the batteries driving the two black boxes’ signal beacons inevitably fading, the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 may be forced to re-emphasize...

High-End GPS May Give Airline Passengers A Smoother Ride


Anyone who’s flown can attest to atmospheric turbulence. My worst was one late December in the North Pacific, some 400 miles south of the Aleutians. The plane started shuddering and bucking so badly...

Flow States: Answers To The Three Most Common Questions About Optimal Performance


About a month back, my organization—the Flow Genome Project—put out a call for questions. We asked our community, when it came to understanding flow states, if there was anything they’d really like...

Comet ISON Going on Peak This November


Comets are ephemeral objects that come and go. Maybe the most prominent one happens to be Halley’s Comet which passes by earth’s orbit every 75 years or so. The last time it appeared was in 1986 and...