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I haven't done a themed post in a bit, so I think we will do one today. Have kids? Want some fun stuff they can do and learn at the same time? Here are some ideas: 10 Things To Do with Springs And I thought it was cool when I could make mine walk down … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Spring
This backyard project may hold the key to understanding how ancient civilizations cut stone for temples and columns: Pendulum Saw Scientists have recorded 184 different songs sung by bowhead whales in the Arctic. You can hear some of them here: Whale Songs Do you want to build a- dragon? Nature may be able to help … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Ancient Pendulum Saw, Whale Songs, Dragon Fire, and Travel Oregon
Sorry to be so late. Two days of appointments (cat to the vet yesterday and me to hairdresser today) left me playing a bit of catch up. Ever wonder how the chick inside that egg gets oxygen? This video will tell you: Oxygen and Eggs I can't help it. I love finding all these weird … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: How Chicks Get Oxygen Inside Eggs, PA Roadside Attractions, and Eight Ways Men and Women Are Different
These are both hot-button issues, I know. For me, I am convinced climate change is real, and I am not entirely convinced that the full impact of GMOs is known yet, but I also think it is important to look at the other side with an open mind. Additionally, for those trying to make a … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: GMO and Climate Change Study Flaws, Clean Eating, How Do Conspiracy Theories Spread, and Gin and Tonic Pickles
We've all heard the old saw "Idle hands are the devil's playground", right? Well, it seems that there may be a good reason for keeping our hands busy (other than avoiding the influence of the devil): Busy Hands Space flight can alter more than your perceptions of life and our world. It can actually alter … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Busy Hands Equal Better Brains, Astronaut’s DNA Changes in Space, Early American Ancestors, and Massachusetts Castles
If you read Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, you know that according to Adams, 42 is the answer to life, the universe, and everything. It seems he was right, after all. The answer really IS 42: 42 Since this past Saturday was St. Patrick's Day, I thought I would give you a very special rendition … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: 42 is the Answer, A “Danny Boy” for St. Pat’s, Promising Research Treatment for Inflammatory Diseases, and Finding Hidden Text in Medieval Manuscripts
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal My rating: 3 of 5 stars I got this book through a Goodreads giveaway a while ago. I shelved it and promptly forgot about it. I was looking through my unread books recently and saw this, and pulled it out to … Continue reading Friday Review: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal
Although there are many reasons for always feeling chilly, even when most other people are comfortable, there a few that you might want to have checked by your doctor: Always Cold It turns out there is some pretty cool stuff under all that ice in Antarctica. Take a look: Under the Ice Science now says … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: If You Are Always Cold, Under Antarctic Ice, Late Sleepers Explained, and Hilarious Dog Trait Cartoons
Did you think that preparing ice for the different events at the Olympics just means getting out the zambonis? Think again: Ice Meisters Are you convinced you have too many books? It seems you don't. I know I will never worry about adding books to my shelves again: Too Many Books is a Good Thing … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Ice is Not Ice Especially at the Olympics, Too Many Books is Not Too Many, Birth of a Supernova, and Neanderthal Art
SpaceX launched it's Falcon Heavy rocket on February 6. The lift off was pretty neat, and the two booster rockets landed upright almost in perfect sync. If you missed it, here's a video of the take off and landing: SpaceX Falcon Heavy Scientists think a virus might be responsible for human consciousness: Human Consciousness Are … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: SpaceX Falcon Heavy, Virus May Be the Cause of Consciousness, Winter Olympic Facts, and 23 Dumb Jokes
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