A few weeks ago, a 21 year old rock climber named Max Lenali died in a tragic hiking accident. He was friends with one of my closest friends at BC. Some of Max’s friends organized a memorial service for him at a beach in Providence, Rhode Island near Brown University where he went to school. During the service we huddled together in a circle each … Continue reading Bring the Stoke
The word motivation derives from the Latin word ‘movere’ which means to move. The study of the motivation could be described as the study of how and why people move. When viewed this way, the complexity of behavior is boiled down to a series of movements. Ordinarily, the study of how and why things move is called Physics. There have been two principal world-views in … Continue reading Motivation as a Physics
This is a link to watch a vlog of my hiking and camping trip in El Chalten, Patagonia. If it does not work feel free to shoot me an email @ carneyry@bc.edu If you are looking to do your own similar trip, check out this plan. I followed it pretty closely and I felt like I saw everything I wanted to. For food, follow the … Continue reading Puma Hunting in Patagonia
You can hardly walk one block here in Buenos Aires without seeing a sign for a cafe selling medialunas. Media Lunas are croissants covered in a sugar glaze. They are delicious, especially with a café. And they cost hardly anything. One store sells 2 for 12 pesos. (roughly 20 cents for 2 croissants.) But where did these things come from? And how did they get … Continue reading Hidden History of Media Lunas
Bud Light cans were not always blue. Bud Light originally broke off of Budweiser in 1981 as “Budweiser Light.” It was Red and Silver, like Budweiser, until 2001. So why did Bud Light change from the Silver can to an all blue can in 2008, and an even darker blue in 2015? Bud Light “Owns” The Color Blue Beer drinkers today have hundreds, if not … Continue reading Why are Bud Light cans blue?
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On February 14th, we buy flowers, chocolates and gifts for our loved ones. Why do we do it? Some might do it out of fear of the wrath of their significant other, but I was curious to know the deeper history behind these traditions. Why is it called “Valentine’s Day?” The history of Valentine’s day started during the third century in Ancient Rome. The Roman … Continue reading Hidden History of Valentine’s Day
We hear a lot about “hookup culture”, at BC and beyond. A lot of the blame falls on millennials who don’t know how to date. This made me wonder about the history of dating at BC and when the hookup culture emerged, or if it has always existed on campus. I took a look into the archives of The Heights, the school newspaper, to find out. (Please … Continue reading Hidden History of Dating at BC
Hidden History was an idea I had when I was daydreaming in my biology class. The world around us is pretty interesting, and also pretty weird. On this blog, I am going to try to uncover some stories about how things got to be the way they are. I am going to ask questions like; Why is Boston College called “the Eagles”? When did chewing … Continue reading What Hidden History is all about
