Category: Science in Context

October 25, 2017

The media loves hyperbole. In some ways they remind me of ‘The end is nigh’

October 18, 2017

The media love natural disasters, even those that don’t exist. Last week (early October, 2017),

October 4, 2017

Toba Lake, in northern Sumatra, occupies the ancient Toba caldera. One of its outlets, the

September 20, 2017

Photosynthesis, a process that had its beginnings about 2.5 billion years ago, has an awesome

September 17, 2017

Several years ago I read Jerry P. King’s The Art of Mathematics (1992). Chapter 3

September 14, 2017

It rains quite a bit on Mamaku Plateau, the tableland underlain by volcanic debris that

September 5, 2017

The class field trip is underway. Teacher hands out the rap-around, virtual imaging glasses, and

August 31, 2017

Zeus, the head-honcho of assorted Greek gods, heroes, nymphs, and mortals, was chiefly the God

August 25, 2017

Life is a risky business. Not a day goes by when some aspect of our

August 6, 2017

This is the second in a series on the geological world under a microscope Geologists,