by d_admin | Feb 15, 2018 | Interesting People, Janice Willson, Science Quirkiness
As a break from the usual blog about science, I would like to write a short biography about a physics researcher by the name of F.D.C. Willard. Full name: Felis domesticus Chester Willard. Wait, what? I knew cats were smart but who knew that one had authored a paper...
by d_admin | Feb 8, 2018 | Interesting People, Janice Willson, Never Stop Learning, Science News
Let’s talk about physics! Wait, bear with me. Don’t roll your eyes at me; I promise you this will be interesting and if you are good, there may be bacon. A BBC Two video has recently been making the rounds again on social media and it is possibly one of the more...
by d_admin | Feb 1, 2018 | Interesting People, Janice Willson, Macro Photography
Here’s a modern philosophical question for you: if you didn’t take a photo of it, did it really happen? There have been more photographs taken in the last five years than in the previous 100 years. The growth of the number of photographs taken each year is exponential...
by d_admin | Jan 24, 2018 | Janice Willson, Never Stop Learning, Science in the Real World
“In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as...
by d_admin | Jan 18, 2018 | Art News, Janice Willson
Being a creative person is not always an easy thing. I know, I know, your heart bleeds for me. Sometimes getting your ideas gathered up and packaged into a neat little box that can be translated into something usable can be like wrangling cats. Hissing, squirming...
by d_admin | Jan 11, 2018 | Art & Science Interplay, Janice Willson, Science in the Real World
Coming up with new and interesting ideas for this blog week after week can be a little challenging. It is not the easiest thing to have an idea that fits into our company’s manifesto of bringing science to people through art and education but still keep peoples’...
