Diphylleia grayi

by Kevin T McEneaney The skeleton flower puts on a show for its multitude of admirerers who witness its wondrous ability to turn its leaves into transparent “glass” in the…

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The Methane Mystery

(Photo by: QAI Publishing/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) by Bill Schlesinger The concentration of methane in Earth’s atmosphere is increasing rapidly, which concerns atmospheric chemists because methane is a…

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Conviction

Review by Kevin T McEneaney How do innocent people who are wrongfully sentenced to prison adjust to their confinement? Intelligent intellectuals, from Socrates to Boethius and Solzhenitsyn, have a long…

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Mystery surrounds us

by Kevin T McEneaney Time and space are relative between things, an idea first propounded by Leibnitz, later appropriated by Einstein to explain how the universe functioned. * We are…

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It’s happening now

by Kevin T McEneaney Did you know that your brain is now online? Neuroergonomics is a new field that studies what’s happening in your head when you work or browse…

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Christmas is the Season for Gratitude

You were given gratitude at your birth. Does your daily life brim with gratitude? Do you recall moments with your parents? What about those people who have helped you? Have…

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Crescendo Exalts Christmas with Song

by Kevin T McEneaneyLast Saturday afternoon at Trinity Church in Lakeville, Christine Gevert directed a program of Baroque Christmas music and song that flowed more sonorously than your favorite woodland…

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At eight

by Kevin T McEneaney Winter, the season of introspection, sweaters, stews, oatmeal, and snow shoveling. Sled grooves on a hill, squirrel prints on lawns, a cardinal high up on a…

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The known unknown

by Kevin T McEneaney Behavior is the product of forces that surround all living-breathing species. Luck in love is the most important “thing” which allows any species to survive. *…

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Celtic Christmas Concert in Amenia

by Kevin T McEneaney At the Amenia Town Hall Auditorium last Sunday, a quintet of musicians performed a Santa’s sack of Celtic tunes. Celtic folk music is dancing music that…

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