by d_admin | Jan 4, 2018 | Dana Plesa, Janice Willson, Science in the Real World, Science News
I was going to talk about something completely different but how can I avoid the obvious? The &*%$^#! cold! We are talking about that kind of cold where you nostrils freeze shut when you breathe in; that cold! Many areas of Canada and the upper United States have...
by d_admin | Dec 21, 2017 | Janice Willson, Science in the Real World, The Language of Science
Have I gotten your attention yet? OK, these may not be SO shocking but now that you are here, read through these scientific explanations for different holiday legends and/or traditions. ***SPOILER ALERT*** Santa, the reindeer, and Christmas traditions are all brought...
by d_admin | Dec 15, 2017 | Janice Willson, Macro Photography, Science in the Real World
I understand you have just purchased a new DSLR camera and are trying it out. You have taken copious amounts of photos of your family, your dog (or cat, depending on your preference. I am not here to judge), your car, flowers, your own face, sunrise and/or sunset,...
by d_admin | Dec 7, 2017 | Art & Science Interplay, Janice Willson, Science in the Real World
This past Sunday hosted another “Supermoon” to its skies and man, did it ever look close. This phenomena is when the full or new moon (much more impressive when it is full) is at its most luminous and closest distance to the earth in its elliptical orbit, resulting in...
by d_admin | Oct 19, 2017 | Judith Lockwood, Science in the Real World
When you learn a new language you need to start with the fundamentals. For the world around us, the fundamentals are energy. Everything happening around us is relying on energy in some form. Different fields of science study energy in different ways and with different...
by d_admin | Oct 5, 2017 | Dana Plesa, Science in the Real World
We are surrounded by colours …you name it… everything has a colour of some sort. As we stroll through our life, often we take for granted the dazzling range of colours in the world. How many of us, looking at the tapestry of colour of a forest, lets say in October,...
