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Francis Galton was born on the 16th of Febuary, 1822. He was a half cousin to Charles Darwin. This man did not need the help of Charles Darwin to make him famous; he did that all on his own. He…
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If we define “UFO” as a spacecraft piloted by extraterrestrial beings, then I maintain this is science fantasy, delusion, and perhaps wishful thinking all rolled into one. This is not to say that rational creatures don’t exist except on planet…
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The underlying reason for the topic of this debate is predicated upon the need for scientific hypothesis to have both a question and an answer. Oftentimes, the scientist must have a preconceived notion of the potential answer to his or…
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What was voted the top snack choice of Americans in 2005? It was chewing gum, for some very legitimate reasons. Studies have shown that chewing gum increases focus, alertness and concentration. It also helps relieve everyday stresses, and aids in…
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An Essay on 19th century linguistics Much has been spoken about Thomas Edison’s most famous invention. That’s the light bulb by the way, silly. However, little has been gossiped about the amazing discovery he made right after the light bulb,…
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The drawbacks of daylight saving time (DST), or at least their severity, are dependent on the geographical location of the state or nation implementing it. DST is only practical in the temperate, and possibly the sub-tropical and sub-arctic, regions of…
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The mysteries of the universe have always intrigued me How did the universe begin? How did life start? Are we alone in the universe? In this article I explore the latter Over 400 years ago, an Italian monk called Giordano…
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The genius Albert Einstein was famous for his works in the theory of relativity, a physical theory of gravity, space, and time , which many of his theories today have been challenged with a few proved to be found incorrect….
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When I was a child growing up in the 1960’s, my dad had a Volkswagen Beetle. In those days, just about everybody did. But there was something different about our particular “Bug.” It was a European-spec model with a Metric…
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This is a very complicated and convoluted problem stemming from an interdisciplinary myopathy. The screwdriver guy never touches the wrench and the wrench guy does not know how to do the hammer. In many senses this is the very reason…
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