Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

As a woman, I will be the first person to say how far we have come when it comes to empowering girls and women. We can be what we want, do what we want, say what we want, and wear what we want, and no one is allowed to say anything. Of course, people still do...

I love working in a creative field, but one thing that stinks about it is that too many people think media should be free because “everyone deserves music/a book/television etc.” It’s the mindset that allows people who would never steal a physical item from a store to sign up to illegally download movies or books,...

With the way science and scientific research is going, it seems like life in our beloved science fiction stories could end up being a reality one day – even if that one day remains so far off that we’ll probably never get to see it ourselves. One thing that has fascinated humans for years, whether...

There are many conversations happening in politics these days about how we can better take care of everyone in our society. What can we afford, how can we re-allocate funds, who deserves what, and what history says about supporting people with a safety net when times are hard. Michael Tubbs, though, the young mayor of...

The only reason that shows and movies like Star Trek and Star Wars aren’t incredibly boring to watch is that they can “warp” or “go into hyperdrive” and pop from one end of their universe (or ours) in the blink of an eye. If we had to watch while they actually made their way across space, well…they would never...

There are a lot of great things about living in the age of the internet, but listen. Not everyone likes the idea of random people being able to learn things about their family and lives with a simple Google search. It can make a person uncomfortable even if they don’t have something to hide, but that...

People love to ruminate and consider questions and answers that have to do with the possibilities linked to time travel. Where would you go, what would you want to see, what would you change if you could – but the facts of the matter are, we are so used to certain comforts and conveniences that...

Before we dive into this list, let me just say that one of the greatest things about human beings is that we’re all different, and we all have strengths and weaknesses and each of those things has a part to play in society. If you totally get math, but you can’t spell to save your...

I think that every single adult in the world has those things they know they should get by now, but since they don’t, they’re too embarrassed to ask because they feel like it’s too late. Well, folks, listen up – it’s never too late. All you have to do is fine the courage to ask,...

If you’re a person of a certain age – a person who was using Microsoft Office’s suite of products back in the aught’s, for example – you might remember the little paper clip that would pop up offering to give you tips or answer any “help” type questions you might have. You could hide him,...

There’s a trend of celebrities (and some regular people) musing on what they would tell their younger selves if they could go back in time and save themselves some trouble (and a lot of heartache in the process). Whether it’s personal or professional, we’ve all (hopefully) learned quite a bit with the benefit of maturity...

Just when you think we know everything there is to know about water, scientists go and find a way to make it exciting again – and what could be more intriguing about the idea that water exists on Earth that also exists all over the Milky Way? Recently, researchers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics...

I remember having my mind blown when a housecleaner told me that all she used to clean my hard floors was vinegar and hot water. Like…they looked great, the germs were gone, and it was surely way cheaper than the cleaners I’d been splurging on for years. That revelation sent me on a question to...

Who doesn’t love the idea of going about our business on any given day and stumbling across something super cool, a little slice of life that makes us feel connected to the people around us – or those who came before us? I know I do, and I’m always on the lookout for stuff like...

If you’re a history nerd like me, you probably dream about stumbling upon something totally cool, some artifact of life gone by, in an attic or a basement or in one of those thrift shops no one understands why you just have to check out. You get it, right? If you know, you know –...