Shea Gunther Blog

5 brilliant mathematicians and their impact on the modern world
We owe a great debt to scores of mathematicians who helped lay the foundation for our modern society with their discoveries. Here are some of the most important.
Justice! Girl arrested after tweeting about hit and run with cyclist
The swift hand of Lady Justice reached out this week to a driver who Tweeted about striking a bicyclist while she was out in her car.
Lightning strike blows bark off tree
Check out the results of a stormy encounter between lightning and the hapless tree it used to find a path to the ground.
Unbeelievable: Giant hive falls through man's bathroom ceiling
One Redditor was really lucky not to be using the bathroom when a large beehive fell through his bathroom ceiling.
The mystery of the explosive pig poop foam
Industrial hog farms all over the country are being hit by a wave of thick gray explosive foam bubbling up from waste pits. And no one knows why it's happening.
Converting landfills to nature preserves doesn't erase their negative impact
There is a danger in fluffy-happy stories about landfill turn-arounds because they make us forget about the bigger problem: Waste.
Bald eagle swoops in and steals angler's catch
Bald eagles do what they want, including taking the fish that you just caught but haven't reeled in yet.
Facepalm of the week: Non-GMO salt!?
From the people who brought you sand-free peanut butter comes non-genetically modified rock salt.
Freediving with a great white shark
Watch this amazing video of freediver Kimi Werner placidly swimming alongside a great white shark.
Chicago is getting its own bike-sharing program
In a bid to cut down on traffic congestion, Chicago will roll out hundreds of blue, 3-speed bikes in that city's first large-scale bike-sharing program.

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