Right up until the late 18th century, when the first weighted lines were used to probe the ocean depths, many people believed the seas were bottomless - the watery equivalent of infinite outer space. — Alan Huffman Copy Share Image
My own experience with trains dates to long-ago childhood trips with my family in Mississippi to see my grandmother off at the station in… — Alan Huffman Copy Share Image
“They were following me because I was ahead of them, which is no way to choose a leader. Following someone simply because they're out… — Alan Huffman Copy Share Image
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… — Alan Huffman Copy Share Image
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… — Alan Huffman Copy Share Image
Left to their own devices, epidemic diseases tend to follow the same basic process: A virus or bacteria infects a host, who typically becomes… — Alan Huffman Copy Share Image
When President Teddy Roosevelt posed for the cameras astride a massive steam shovel during construction of the Panama Canal in 1906, it was more… — Alan Huffman Copy Share Image
Without effective human intervention, epidemics and pandemics typically end only when the virus or bacteria has infected every available host and all have either… — Alan Huffman Copy Share Image
Conflict photographers grapple with two worlds that are themselves often in conflict - the one where bombs fall and bullets fly, where adrenaline runs… — Alan Huffman Copy Share Image
Life feels more vivid in a conflict zone. It is clear what matters, and who you can count on, for what. — Alan Huffman Copy Share Image
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… — Alan Huffman Copy Share Image
“Campaign ads are often nothing more than political taffy. The ingredients- the facts gathered by researchers such as Alan and me- are mixed together… — Alan Huffman Copy Share Image
Anyone who was alive during the outbreak of the bubonic plague in the 14th century experienced something terrifyingly close to the widespread death and… — Alan Huffman Copy Share Image
