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The Dinosaur Mummy
We have now got used to the idea that there are dinosaur fossils containing soft tissue. Our familiarity with such finds has begun to dull the edge o…
3 years, 7 months ago
Talent and Exercise
Earlier, we described the natural ability of an athlete like David Beckham and how his skill could be defined by math. When we consider great sportsm…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Physics of Sport
Is David Beckham a master of differential calculus in the way he scored goals? Beckham's curling free kick will fool defenders and goal keepers, as …
3 years, 7 months ago
Product Placement in the Garden
The purpose of an advertising billboard would be to grab the attention of the passerby – or, in today’s world, the person driving by. One way of attr…
3 years, 7 months ago
He Walks on Water
What happens if a man tries to walk on water?
3 years, 7 months ago
Foucault’s Pendulum
Many museums and other institutions around the world have a as pendulum as part of their exhibits. These large, swinging pendulums are based on that …
3 years, 7 months ago
Bear Necessities
A recent science article in the UK’s Telegraph newspaper suggested that grizzly bears may have dropped their carnivorous ways in favor of a life of e…
3 years, 7 months ago
Don’t Take This Literally
Interest has recently been shown in a 100-page document in Latin, written by the fourth-century Italian bishop Fortunatianus of Aquileia.
3 years, 7 months ago
Everybody Loves Pandas
Everybody loves pandas, don’t they? We must love them because we are trying to save them from extinction, with some success; pandas have been downgra…
3 years, 8 months ago
Roosting Dinosaurs
Current evolutionary thought suggests, as most people are aware, that birds evolved from therapod dinosaurs. Therefore, evolutionary scientists must …
3 years, 8 months ago