Four Ways to Figure Out What Day a Date Falls On
Being able to instantly pluck the day of the week for a given date out of your mind can seem like a magic trick, but it’s actually not that difficult—if…
The Real Difference Between the ‘Apocalypse,’ ‘Armageddon,’ and ‘Doomsday’
Photo: SugaBom86 (Shutterstock) With the amount of straight-up bad news we’re confronted with every day, it’s easy to feel like we’re living in the End Times—and maybe we are. We…
The ‘Doomsday Clock’ Is Stupid, Actually
Photo: Neil Craigan (Shutterstock) Last week, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that the “Doomsday Clock” will remain set at 100 seconds to midnight, the closest humanity has been…