At highway speeds and on race tracks, air behaves less like empty space and more like a thick, invisible fluid that can be shaped, stolen, and weaponized. The difference between running alone in ...

When Jaguars’ general manager Dave Caldwell was asked on a conference call last week about having 12 picks in this NFL draft, he replied: “It’s huge. We need to hit on all 12, and that’s our ...

It was a question that came up during the recent MLB Draft. Why do the O’s draft some college pitchers with modest stats? What do they see here? Said O’s vice president of player development and ...

The curious case of Jesperi Kotkaniemi is the perfect metaphor for all that is wrong with the 21st-century Canadiens. There’s been a debate for years whether the Habs’ woes are due to the fact the ...

The numbers have been out there for decades. Drafting behind another runner, the data suggests, could save an elite marathoner as much as six minutes. It’s scarcely believable—which is probably why ...

In an earlier article on patent claim drafting I discussed what you must do before you ever think about writing patent claims. See A prelude to patent claim drafting. Today we pick up from there to ...

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