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Science-related guest posts by a selection of subscribed academics and scientific authors.
A Dish Served Cold 4 and 5
A Dish Served Cold 4 and 5
Four
“How the hell did my phone wind up in that parking lot? Huh? Tell me, dammit!…
Have We Had Help?
Have We Had Help?
If you are thinking that this post’s title is vaguely familiar, it is. After originally…
The Deadliest Flu in History 8
Deadliest Flu in History 8
History buffs would remember the saying, “Good old Wilson.” President Woodrow Wilson…
A Science Fair
The brain holds folder after folder of information from our past, and as a writer we pick and choose what may…
Footprints
Imagine that it is a Sunday afternoon and you decide to take a walk through the woods, desert, or flat lands to…
The Deadliest Flu in History 4
The Deadliest Flu in History 4
If you recall, three hundred sailors reached the Navy docks in Philadelphia on…
The Deadliest Flu in History 3
The Deadliest Flu in History 3
Camp Devens, located only thirty-five miles north of Boston, occupied five thousand…
Climate Change Solution?
Climate Change Solution
Sharon Howarth was a real estate agent by trade for six years.She then took a ten-year…
Albert Einstein’s Brain
Einstein's Brain
A recent look at Albert Einstein's Brain was a top story online from CNN. Although it is…
The Fractal Computer
All of you, all of you, all of you: shut up, stop what you’re doing and listen to me!“Dan, have you gone…
Energy and the High Price We Pay
Have you ever thought about that exorbitant power bill you receive from your energy provider? What exactly are…
The Most Brilliant Con Game Ever Devised
Further to my piece on bogus mission statements comes the equally bogus notion of your personal carbon footprint.…
Reinvent the Wheel
Reinvent the Wheel
With the end of the NASA shuttle programme, sadly we have seen the end of any serious manned…
The Inexhaustibility of Chess
Certainly, a game featuring a specific number of pieces, which move (although variously in their functions) in a…
Has Science Fiction Fallen By The Roadside?
Has Science Fiction Fallen By The Roadside?
I recently read Paul Goat Allen's latest article concerning the demise…