The slow pace of trains in the U.S. can be maddening, particularly during delays on rail sidings for an hour or more to enable freight trains - which have the right-of-way - to pass. Alan Huffman delayenablefreight Change image and share on social
Aside from its parks and nature areas, Singapore is intensively developed, and due to the shortage of land, is building up, down and on manmade islands and landfills. Alan Huffman areabuilddevelop Change image and share on social
Historically, maritime travelers had to pass around the entire mass of North and South America, including the bottom tip, the tempestuous Cape Horn, which was littered with shipwrecks. Alan Huffman americabottomcape Change image and share on social
Architecture students are generally given theoretical projects, often located at distant locations, and told to come up with a design. Alan Huffman architecturedesigndistant Change image and share on social
Long-distance train conversations are unlike the perfunctory exchanges one normally associates with strangers, or the truncated, cut-to-the-chase kind that sometimes take place between seatmates on a plane. Alan Huffman associatechaseconversation share on social
Without effective human intervention, epidemics and pandemics typically end only when the virus or bacteria has infected every available host and all have either died or become immune to the disease. Alan Huffman bacteriumdiedisease Change image and share on social
Left to their own devices, epidemic diseases tend to follow the same basic process: A virus or bacteria infects a host, who typically becomes sick and in many cases dies. Along the way, the host infects others. Alan Huffman bacteriumbasiccase share on social
The ocean is the last frontier of human empirical knowledge; even the contours on that eighth-grader's globe are the product of a mix of scientific measurement, inference and conjecture. Alan Huffman conjecturecontoureighth Change image and share on social
The Singaporean government, which represents legal migrant workers in employment disputes and claims of exploitation, requires that they stay in the country until the disputes are settled. If they leave, their claims are closed. Alan Huffman claimclosecountry share on social
Anyone who was alive during the outbreak of the bubonic plague in the 14th century experienced something terrifyingly close to the widespread death and chaos of an apocalyptic event. Alan Huffman 14thaliveapocalyptic Change image and share on social
