This morning I read Part II of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. I discovered that in his quest for self-improvement Franklin employed a method of self-tracking similar to one that I use. Franklin’s goal was to live in accordance with the following virtues... Read more.

When people ask if we really know what electricity is, they are not questioning the predictive power of quantum electrodynamics. It is obvious that scientists and engineers know how electricity works; if they didn’t, we wouldn’t be enjoying the benefits of electricity. But knowing how to manipulate something to achieve desired results is not the same as knowing what it is. The textbook definitions of electricity, being circular, do not satisfy someone seeking to form an understanding of what electricity is. Read more.