Marie Tharp and the mid-Atlantic rift; a prelude to plate tectonics
The history of science is littered with the misplaced contributions by women, contributions that at best were pushed aside or […]
The history of science is littered with the misplaced contributions by women, contributions that at best were pushed aside or […]
Some things in science are just too difficult to comprehend: the temperature at the center of the sun (15,000,000oC), the
A chance encounter of a different kind. The 9th century Book of Kells is exhibited in the Trinity College library
Have you ever looked at some locale on a map or photograph and thought “that looks like an intriguing place
Final exams over, a moment of tomfoolery, and I found myself disconsolate in a hospital bed, recovering from an operation
The Saturday Evening Post, March 4, 1944, featured on its cover the iconic Norman Rockwell portrait of The Tattoo Artist.
Several years ago I read Jerry P. King’s The Art of Mathematics (1992). Chapter 3 deals with Numbers, and in
The class field trip is underway. Teacher hands out the rap-around, virtual imaging glasses, and you are transported to a
A tale of scientific fraud and personal hubris My second-year university Geology wasn’t particularly notable except for a bit of
Sunday in Pisa proved to be a welcome change from the usual tourist-cramped, shoulder-barging throngs of popular attractions in Tuscany.