Articles by Wan Chi Lau

RainyDayGiftGuide 2012 : Create

December 6, 2012 // 0 Comments

Advances in computing, software, and user interfaces have combined to make the creative experience much closer to that of the real-world process. As a result, digital [...]

RainyDayGiftGuide 2012 : Photography

December 5, 2012 // 0 Comments

Creativity is something we should all nurture whenever possible. Gifts which help foster and encourage creativity are what we will be suggesting over the next couple of [...]

RainyDayGiftGuide 2012 : Science

December 4, 2012 // 0 Comments

Finding a gift for a science geek can be difficult. Not many NSGs (Non-Science Geeks) know what the science-minded really want. As with previous years, the RainyDayScience [...]

RainyDayGiftGuide 2012 : Gadgets

December 3, 2012 // 0 Comments

Once again the Holiday season is upon us. Soon we will be getting together with friends and family, to catch up and to exchange gifts. A few years ago, readers suggested [...]

Urban Safari: Happy Thanksgiving Turkeys!

November 20, 2012 // 0 Comments

We know that, like us, many of you are looking forward to a Thanksgiving feast with turkey as the main course. We know turkeys are tasty, but we also want to remind folks [...]

First 100 Digits

November 19, 2012 // 1 Comment

Using some of the techniques in The Memory Bible and Mind Hacks, we started on our goal to memorize the first 50 digits of Pi. We tried a few different techniques, but [...]

Super Memory

November 16, 2012 // 0 Comments

The world record for memorizing the greatest number of digits of Pi belongs to Chao Lu of China, who memorized 67,890 digits. He set this record on November 20, 2005. He [...]

Spaced-Repetition Learning

November 15, 2012 // 0 Comments

Every once in a while, we read something that sticks with us. In 2008, we came upon an article by Gary Wolf in Wired magazine which did exactly that. It was coincidental [...]

Speed Reading

November 14, 2012 // 0 Comments

Is it really possible to read 3,000 to 5,000 words-a-minute? This question had been at the back of our minds for some time. Four years ago we came across a book by Stanley [...]

Sea Crest Beach Hotel, Falmouth MA

November 13, 2012 // 0 Comments

Lots of people know that the Cape is a great place to visit in the Summer…which is why we usually avoid it until the off-season. We like the off-season for a lot of [...]

« 1 … 49 50 51 52 53 … 118 »