Saying goodbye to an old friend
Today we discovered that our favorite local pub was closing its doors. It’s a sad day in town, for it wasn’t just another bar that sells beer. As its name inferred, the place evoked the feeling of home. It was …
Is the evening sky doomed?
Is the evening sky doomed? As we grow accustomed to light pollution, we become less aware of what we are missing. Dr. Kelsey Johnson, an astrophysicist, writes about the growing global amount of artificial light at night. Even though I …
Cecilia Payne – paying tribute to a female physicist
Cecilia Payne made a long and lonely journey from her childhood in England to prominence in a scientific community that begrudged a place to women. She began her scientific career with a scholarship to Cambridge University, where she took the …
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Senna visits Aunt Laureen
This week took a two day trip to Plymouth, MI, to see some high school buddies, and of course, Senna and Jimin went on the road with mom. I think that everyone who meets them, falls in love with them. …
Hedy Lamarr – Frequency Hopping Communication System
Beauty and Brains I discovered these facts several years ago, as part of research on my WWII site, VI Corps Combat Engineers. Happy to share the facts about Hedy. US Patent No. 2,292,387 Inducted in 2014 Born November 9, 1914 …
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Wild Adult Sloth Questions
The following questions posed to the Sloth Conservation Foundation. Earlier this week we offered you the chance to have your sloth questions answered by an expert – here is our first question and answer 👉 Q: In the wild adult …