The Art of the Négociant: Middlemen or Masters?
Are wine négociants just go-betweens, or are they silent artisans shaping the story in your glass? Discover the hidden craft behind wine’s most misunderstood figures.
The Bottle at the Bottom: The Invisible Weight of Every Small Thing
At the deepest point in the ocean, a beer bottle lies like a forgotten whisper…revealing the profound truth that every small action we take can echo forever.
Three Months to Mars: How Starship Is Rewriting the Clock on Interplanetary Travel
What once took a year might soon take 90 days. Explore how SpaceX’s Starship could cut travel time to Mars to just three months. and what that means for astronauts, humanity, and the poetry of space.
How Visionary Entrepreneurs Quietly Shaped My Wildest Dreams
An exploration of the visionaries who shaped my mission-driven entrepreneurship…from Yvon Chouinard and Whitney Wolfe Herd to Elon Musk and Brian Chesky. This is a letter to the builders who made me believe it was possible to dream loud, create slowly, and change the world anyway.
The Building That Breathes: How Moss Bricks Are Changing the Future of Architecture
In a world choking on concrete, moss bricks offer a breath of green. Discover how these living walls are purifying air, cooling cities, and reshaping the future of architecture, one fuzzy brick at a time.
The Earth’s Core Is Leaking Gold: A Hidden Alchemy Beneath Our Feet
A dive into a new study revealing that Earth's core is leaking gold and precious metals into the mantle…blending science, mythology, and planetary wonder.
The Willpower Muscle: How Your Brain Trains for Resilience
Discover the science and poetry of your brain’s “willpower muscle”, the anterior midcingulate cortex (aMCC). Learn how cold showers, small challenges, and rest can rewire your inner resilience.
Poured, Then Forgotten: The Hidden Economics of the Sommelier
Sommeliers are often the first to be let go, despite driving some of the highest profits in restaurants. This insider perspective explores the overlooked economics of beverage programs and the real value of wine professionals.
Wood vs. Plastic: The Cutting Board Showdown You Never Knew You Needed
Wooden cutting boards kill over 99% of bacteria within minutes…while plastic boards let them multiply. Discover the science, tradition, and safety behind choosing wood over plastic in your kitchen.
Why We Feel Safer Near Water (Even If We Can’t Swim)
Water calms us even if we can't swim. Explore the psychology, neuroscience, and truth behind the “blue space effect,” and why humans instinctively seek the sea.
The Star Inside You: How Cosmic Dust Built the Human Body
You are stardust. Literally. Explore how the atoms in your body were forged in the hearts of dying stars and scattered across the universe, destined to become you.
Why We Cry: The Biology of Tears and Emotional Release
Not all tears are the same. Explore the strange, beautiful biology of crying: from reflex tears to emotional release, oxytocin to heartbreak, and the healing science of catharsis.
Nightmare Poetry
This raw poem captures the emotional toll of PTSD and night terrors. Michele writes through the waves of trauma, the stories that won’t burn, and what it means to survive another sleepless night.
When the Earth Was a Single Continent: What Pangaea Can Teach Us About Now
Long before borders, passports, and politics, there was Pangaea: one colossal landmass. Here’s what Earth’s ancient unity might still teach us about climate, culture, and connection.
The Rise of Artisan Butchery in America: A Return to the Knife, the Hand, and the Animal
From sterile supermarkets to blood-warmed skill, America is rediscovering the ancient craft of artisan butchery. A story of reverence, knives, and the slow return to knowing where your meat comes from.
The Lost Smells of the 20th Century
From mimeograph ink to pipe tobacco, explore the forgotten scents of the 20th century, and why smell is the most nostalgic of all our senses. A poetic journey through scent, memory, and the little moments we never meant to forget.
The Exoskeleton That Listens to the Brain: Japan’s HAL Suit and the Future of Movement
Japan's HAL exoskeleton is the world’s first robotic suit to respond directly to neural intent. Discover how this overlooked invention could transform healing, mobility, and the human-machine relationship.
China’s Silent Giant: The High Energy Photon Source That Sees the Universe at a Trillionth of a Second
China's High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) is a new synchrotron facility that allows scientists to see molecular events at a trillionth of a second, but few outside China know it exists.
The Molecular Switch That Might Reverse Cancer: Why the World Needs to Know About KAIST’s Breakthrough
Scientists at KAIST may have found a molecular switch to reverse cancer cells to normal. Discover how this revolutionary cancer reversal research could change everything.
The Legacy in the Barrel: Remembering Nicolas Potel
Nicolas Potel, beloved Burgundy winemaker, died at 56. Discover how he transformed loss into legacy, and why his wines still speak with quiet power and grace.