by d_admin | Mar 15, 2018 | Interesting People, Janice Willson, Science in the Real World, Science News
When picking a topic to write about on this blog, I often turn the internet for ideas that speak to me and to see what others are discussing. Recently there have been a couple of stories circulating on the internet about a land of almost mythical proportions way, way...
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 | Mar 1, 2018 | Janice Willson, Science in the Real World, Science News, The Language of Science
Last week I wrote about conspiracy theories and the crazy stuff that people believe (link) but this week I am following that up with a guide to trying to figure out if a source is reliable. As I have stated before, the internet is a wondrous and horrible thing all at...
by d_admin | Feb 22, 2018 | Janice Willson, Science in the Real World, Science Quirkiness
I am sure this too is a manipulation of the masses by shady forces of the lizard elite with their alien technology and HAARP mind control…All hail our squirrel and crow overlords! Oops, I let my alliances slip, again. A conspiracy theory is an explanation of an event...
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 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’...