Aside from family (Mom is a sea-wall on the north shore), I have to say China’s Great Wall. Huge fan. It was never very effective keeping out the Mongols, but it’s a massive success as a tourist attraction, and as one US President famously commented, “It is indeed a Great Wall.”

I am not a theologian (IANAT), but it looks like both of those would be day five activities. Genesis 1:20-23. bit.ly/genesis-chicken-egg

Rationally I know that “best” varies each season, for example, the Knicks won the championship this past season so they were the “best” in 2026. But, as a Boston Wall, I have to say the Celtics!

There are lots of options, depending on where you are. There’s a complete list and rundown of what’s open when here: bit.ly/bc-dining-open

The top 10 circulating books in the Pop Collection (to my right, your left) in the last year are: 1. The Raven Boys (graphic novel), by Maggie Stiefvater, Stephanie Williams, Sas Milledge, and Abel Ko, 2. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, by Kiran Desai, 3. Alchemised by SenLinYu 4. Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall, 5. Don’t Sleep with the Dead, by Nghi Vo, 6. Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor, 7. Sunrise on the Reaping, by Suzanne Collins, 8. The Eights (no, really!), by Joanna Miller, 9. The Names, by Florence Knapp, 10. Amity, by Nathan Harris. None of these individually surprise me, but I’m pleasantly surprised by the diversity of genres and authors.

The wonderful and hard thing is that you get to decide, and you can answer that questions several ways though your life. A bit of BC advice, from long-time BC faculty member Father Michael Himes, is three questions: What gives you joy? What are you good at? What would be of service to others? Maybe try and find something that does all three.

Here’s something that works for at least one of my human assistants: every day, write down at least one thing you’re grateful for, whether it’s something nonhuman like weather, or something human like a friend’s success or a small favor someone did. When you can, tell someone how or why you appreciate them. If you’re inspired, do a good turn someone else might be grateful for. Happiness will follow.

It turns out they have 4 stomach compartments. The short answer is that digesting grass requires several steps, which is why animals with only one stomach have a hard time getting nutrition from grass. Here’s a good explanation by the University of Minnesota Extension program: bit.ly/cow-stomachs

Hi, I’m not a generative AI chatbot, I’m a library wall, so my answer will be librarianish. I recommend searching “phosphofructo kinase” (no hyphen) AND glycolysis in PubMed. (Link here: library.bc.edu/az.php?q=pubmed) In the left margin, scroll down to the limiter for Article Type and click the checkbox for “Review” to get articles that synthesize a lot of research articles together.

Then skim those articles and write your answer, with citations. It’s like lifting weights for your brain. Asking a chatbot is like using a forklift to lift weights: effective & easy if your goal is to move weights up and down, but useless if you want to get stronger. (BTW, PFK *is* phosphofructo-kinase, so you don’t need both terms.) Whenever you need assistance, come to O’Neill Library and ask a librarian at the research help desk opposite the front doors. They’ll help you get your brain exercise done more efficiently and effectively.

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I don’t know. I could look up the research that precedes the unreleased research you have access to, but I’d love to hear what you have to say. It’s exciting to have access to new research!

I think squash is the best sport ever because it uses a four walled court. I like seeing my athletic wall cousins play this fast paced racket sport.

It’s sort of hard to describe. Think of me as a hive-mind composed of the knowledge and expertise of all of the dozens of people who work for the BC Libraries. (I was going to say “The Great Wall, 1906,” but that would have been fiction. I’ve only once visited my idol The Great Wall & was too shy to ask anything.)

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First of all, you’re the best! I have two methods, and I hope one works for you: 1) I remember that everyone else is so busy caring what other people think of them that they have little time to think of me. 2) What that person thinks of me is none of my business.

Yes — and at the end of the night, it’s morning

Never steal candy from a baby

That’s easier for me than most people–I don’t eat, so games are an easy choice. More of a problem for bacon lovers as I understand it. But I do recommend caution if you select the bacon option. xkcd.com/418/