by d_admin | Jan 31, 2019 | Janice Willson, Medical, Science Quirkiness
Mass psychogenic illness (MPI) or mass hysteria (an outdated term that stirs up visions of panicked people running through the streets) is the rapid spread of illness with signs and symptoms affecting members of a cohesive group originating from a nervous system...
by d_admin | Jan 24, 2019 | Innovation, Janice Willson, Medical, Science Quirkiness, Technology
A dream is a succession of images, emotions, and sensations that occurs involuntarily in the deepest phase of sleep. Scientists are unsure of why we dream although there have been a number of theories hypothesized over the years and seers have looked to dreams as...
by d_admin | Jan 17, 2019 | Biology, Geology, Janice Willson
Amber is a semi-precious gemstone that is fossilized tree sap that has been appreciated for its colour and beauty since antiquity. It has been used in jewelry, perfumes, and as a treatment in folk medicine for a variety of ailments. It has even been an important plot...
by d_admin | Jan 10, 2019 | Art & Science Interplay, Art News, Janice Willson
We at DecoScience love it when a news story combines art and science and if it causes you to rethink your ideas of perception, all the better. Prepare yourself; in this week’s blog I will be talking about Leonardo da Vinci again in this blog (at least as a jumping off...
by d_admin | Jan 3, 2019 | Interesting People, Janice Willson, Women in Science
For our second foray into the subject of women in science we will talk about Carrie Matilda Derick, a trailblazer in academia, women’s’ rights and a Canadian to boot. She was Canada’s first university professor and seemed to have the calling to teach from early on;...
