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Navigating the doldrums

Back when ships were powered by wind, an equatorial region known as the doldrums posed a grave threat because of its peculiar lack of air

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Another kind of fear

Motorcyclists often worry about crashing on public roads or out in the wilderness, incurring damage to their bikes and bodies (or worse). This is a

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Another kind of fear

Motorcyclists often worry about crashing on public roads or out in the wilderness, incurring damage to their bikes and bodies (or worse). This is a

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No such thing

You’re probably familiar with the old Swedish motto, “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothing.” This statement can certainly be applied

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Moto music

We’ve all reveled in the glorious symphony of internal combustion—the whirring and rhythmic chatter of valvetrains and clutch baskets, the throbbing basso profundo idle of

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Frisky business

If you’ve ever had a dog or cat, you’ve no doubt witnessed an episode of the zoomies—not exactly Tom Cruise sliding across the floor in

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The sound of thunder

The following essay contains potentially upsetting material related to a fatal motorcycle accident. As a Cub Scout, I learned to count the seconds between a

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Riding with ADHD

“That’s my ADHD!” I often hear people say this when they’re distracted, jumpy, or caught themselves in some absent-minded reverie. Similar comments are made about

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Our storied lives

Social Darwinism may be a controversial concept to some, but the idea is pretty compelling. Basically, it’s a parallel to natural selection in biology, but

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