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Myra’s Memories

Reflections on my great-great aunt’s memoirs, family titbits, and perspectives on the coronavirus

Why are we turning out diets into personality traits?

We may not have the same jobs as you, but our life is busy too.

Incandescent lightbulbs or LEDs? Let’s put things into perspective.

Plants spend all day in the sun without sunscreen. Some trees live for thousands of years. Why don’t they die from cancer?

How do people make money? The answer’s complicated — even if you’re Karl Marx.