Letters Archive

How did a team with no money use math to change baseball forever? The Oakland A's discovered that seeing numbers differently could reveal hidden patterns that everyone else had missed.

What makes a place feel welcoming or unfriendly? A Zen master's wisdom reveals how our expectations shape what we find in new places - and how changing our outlook can transform any situation.

What if your birthday shares a day with one of humanity's brightest inventions? A story about how different kinds of light - from Edison's bulb to the iPad - changed our world.

Have you noticed how amazing you feel after swim practice? The story of how scientists discovered our brain's natural feel-good messengers reveals why exercise makes us feel so good.

Did you know today is National Nothing Day AND National Fig Newton Day? The strange story of how we end up with overlapping holidays reveals something surprising about how traditions really start.

Would you spend thirty years building a bridge? In the mountains of India, people grow bridges from living tree roots - a process that takes a generation but creates something extraordinary.

Did you know that before becoming a butterfly, a caterpillar turns completely into soup? This amazing transformation teaches us something important about how growth works.

Did you know these letters were inspired by a father writing to his 10-year-old daughter in 1928? Those letters helped shape a future leader who would go on to lead one of the world's largest democracies.