Science has always been somewhat confrontational and most often doing so unintentionally. When new discoveries are made or new methods are employed these often interrupt the usual way society thinks, works and plays. It is a trait of human nature…
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The twentieth century was a remarkable time for inventions. It was the century when life as our grandfathers and great-grandfathers knew it would change beyond recognition. So who were the most influential inventors of the 20th century? Thomas Edison (1847…
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“I believe.” What you believe can hurt you. How you declare your belief can make everyone who deals with you miserable, and it can change for the worse the way you interact with the world. “That’s a good thing,” you…
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It is easy to criticize scientific discourse as fear mongering. In realation to the topics of the day, global warming, pandemics, genetic engineering, etc. However in order to explore the ramifications of hypothesis, and observation, it is necessary to have…
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Science and society cannot exist without the other. Without science society would still be back living in caves and foraging for food in the wild; without society there would be no need for science. Science at first was rudimentary, it…
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Most of us have heard of the Wright brothers. We know they were the first men to ‘fly’ and we’ve all seen that iconic photograph taken at Kitty Hawk beach in 1903 at the moment mankind took to the air…
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Strange but useful inventions based on discoveries of how this or that work take many forms and are designed for varied uses from medical devices to measuring instruments to the downright nosy and nonsensical. At least nosy and nonsensical to…
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To hardcore non believers in UFOs or that alien lifeforms could exist would be considered completely impossible, this question would be completely ridiculous. If the aliens don’t exist, how could they possibly live among us (or may in the future)….
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Alexander Cartwright Jr. is the man credited for inventing the modern game of baseball. The U.S. Congress gave him the official title on June 3, 1939. Alexander was born on April 17, 1820. He was a banker and a volunteer…
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There’s something in each science project for kids of all ages. That’s why science is one of the easiest subjects for multiple-age homeschooling families. The three steps of the scientific method employed in each science project are easy to adapt for…
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