What is stress? The term was adopted from engineering for use in biology in the 1920s [Start here for the full presentation]: Eighty-some-odd years ago, only buildings and bridges could be under stress, technically speaking. Back then, “stress” was strictly an engineering term that referred only to mechanical forces acting on physical structures. In the [...]
The Sorry Everybody website is collecting hundreds and hundreds of pictures of Americans apologizing to the world for having not done more to prevent the reelection of George Bush. Here is an example:
I’ve been meaning to write about the topic of “stress” for a while. Considering that this month marks the highest levels of stress I’ve had to face in the last few years, it seems like a good time to start. I’ve even established a new category: “health” where I’ll be filing these posts. It just [...]