by d_admin | Jun 28, 2018 | Interesting People, Science in the Real World, Science Quirkiness
For as long as there has been science there has been scientific competition. What I mean by this, is the competition between researchers in the same or similar fields of interest. The competition either resides in their need to beat the other to the claim of discovery...
by d_admin | Jun 21, 2018 | Janice Willson, Science News
Are Americans being attacked with “sonic weapons”? This may sound like a plotline of a spy film or superhero comic but diplomats have been sent home form the consulate in Guangzhou, China after mystery attacks. This would be bad enough but this is coming after similar...
by d_admin | Jun 14, 2018 | Art & Science Interplay, Art News, Janice Willson, Science Quirkiness
A recent art installation at the Hayward Gallery in London, England has exploded. Wait, what? You read that right, exploded…well, I guess, combusted is a better term. Majestic Splendor by South Korean artist Lee Bul was all set for its preview event when only a few...
by d_admin | Jun 7, 2018 | Janice Willson, Physics, Science in the Real World, Science Quirkiness
Water is: everywhere, common place, tasteless, odourless, boring… not. We as humans (especially in the West) take water for granted. It covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface; makes up nearly two-thirds of our bodies; is needed for survival. All of these things...