Down the Rabbit Hole
Headlines tell you what happened. Down the Rabbit Hole shows you where they lead.
Like Alice’s adventure through the looking glass, Down the Rabbit Hole is a guided trip through the overlooked, the buried, and the strange connections that hide in plain sight.
Each edition takes a event or person from the headlines and follows it through breaking news, down-played articles and buried reports-the things heritage media ignores and corporate outlets omit. Sometimes, what starts as a small, obscure note leads to an unintended consequence or an unexpected truth.
Whether it is politics, culture or everyday oddities, Down the Rabbit Hole’s guided curation and commentary leads you step-by-step through the tunnel, arriving at a destination you will never see coming. We’ll show you how the little things others dismiss often reveal the unexpected surprises shaping our world.
Down the Rabbit Hole. Come curious, leave changed.
Ewwvolution!
Ewwvolution! — Where Science Gets Strange
Ewwvolution! is The Bird Degree’s celebration of science. Our roundup digs into the strange and squishy corners of biology, technology, and all of the “wait…What?!” in between. If it crawls, oozes, mutates, decomposes, or defies common sense, count on it to end up here.
It’s a trip for the morbidly curious: sharp, funny, tightly researched dispatches from the parts of the natural world most never see. From bizarre parasites to unsettling adaptations to scientific discoveries that probably should’ve stayed in the lab—Ewwvolution! brings the receipts and the context.
If you love learning about bizarre experiments, how microbes achieve the impossible, and why monkeys will never be able to write Shakespeare no matter how many bananas you give them, this is your column.
Read Ewwvolution! on Substack for weird science, deeper dives and exclusive Quick Flights that don’t make it to the main site.
Because science doesn’t care if you gag!
Jenuinely Jennifer
Writer, Researcher and Word Ninja Jennifer Beck has many notable qualities.
A filter is not one of them.
Between her travels and many adventures, she often finds herself in the most unforgettable situations with the most curious characters.
Instead of keeping them to herself, she shares every head-scratching moment with you.
And you’ll never believe where the story takes her.
Read Jenuinely Jennifer now!
Perennia
Perennia — Science for Living Well, Longer
Perennia is The Bird Degree’s ongoing exploration of the research shaping how we live, heal, age and thrive. Each roundup curates the latest studies in health and longevity, science-based practices that might extend our lifespan and our quality of life.
This isn’t wellness hype. You will find no fearmongering or pseudoscience here. Just evidence-based, articles with practical insights you can actually use.
And no, no one will be telling you to sick a jade egg up anywhere.
If you’re curious about what real science says about healthier living, Perennia is for you.
Subscribe to The Bird Degree on Substack for research roundups, deeper dives, and exclusive Quick Flights that dig into the most interesting topics you never knew you have to know more about.
Because the future of longevity grows one evidence-based habit at a time.
Erin the Engineer