by d_admin | Jul 19, 2018 | Interesting People, Janice Willson, Never Stop Learning
A few months ago, I decided to try taking some IQ tests as a reference for a blog, something that I had not done since I was in elementary school. This proved to be both positive and negative depending on the test taken; yes it was an emotional roller coaster ride. I...
by d_admin | Mar 8, 2018 | Janice Willson, Never Stop Learning, Science in the Real World, Science News, Science Quirkiness
A walking, sentient plant has been the inspiration for writers since the early-mid 20th century including the Ents in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, the Triffids in John Wyndham’s Day of the Triffids, and Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors. Folklore and...
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 | 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 | Nov 9, 2017 | Janice Willson, Never Stop Learning, The Language of Science
Have I grabbed your attention? Unless you already know the meaning of logophile, you may have all sorts running through your mind. Most will know the ‘phile’ part of this word as lover but lover of what? Words. I am a lover of words. Let us look at the word...
by d_admin | Oct 26, 2017 | Janice Willson, Never Stop Learning
Is there anything worse than going into a room and forgetting why you’re there? Forgetting seems to be quite the trend for the middle aged and a thing that I am very familiar with myself. We have a mutual remind me to do… whatever, here at DecoScience which sometimes...
