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 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 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 28, 2017 | Art News, Interesting People, Janice Willson, Science News
We have reached the conclusion of 2017 (some say, good riddance to bad rubbish!) and here at DecoScience, we have decided to do a wrap-up of the top science and art stories of the year. Now the science stories seem to outweigh the art ones but that is probably because...
