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Fires on the Ground, Confusion in the Soul
Regular readers of my blog or social media feeds will know that I live in Christchurch, New Zealand. I’m proud of the city where I live. It just breaks my heart to see my city threatened once again by Mother Nature. We have had our fair share of natural disasters, mostly in the form of earthquakes (something that I have written about on numerous occasions), but Christchurch is definitely not immune to the ravages of weather. There was the flooding back in March 2014 were St Albans (the suburb literally on the other side of the main road from me) was evacuated because the water was waist high. My neighbour […]
Science and Government
Okay… It’s a little bit of a deviation from the normal type of post that I do, but I couldn’t remain silent. Recently, my Facebook and Twitter feeds blew up with people objecting to political involvement in science. I was in the dark as to what was really going on. I had posted on my Facebook page the following message: My Facebook and Twitter feeds are currently blowing up about something the Trump has done with regards to #science, and I have no idea what has happened. The feeds are suggesting tighter regulations for scientific research, cutting funding to particular areas, but I can’t seem to find details or facts […]
Global Warming — Fake Science or Real?
The latest episode of Conversations in Science has now aired on KLRNRadio. It was a requested topic and given the current escalation of the news about climate change and global warming, I can understand why. But is all this hoopla about global warming really fake science (alternative facts) or is it real and something we should be worried about? Simple answer: it’s all real, but the issues and solutions are far from simple.
Pole to Pole to Pole
When my family and friends heard the special Christmas edition of Conversations in Science, many of them asked the same question: had I been drinking too much eggnog? In listening to the episode myself, I must admit, I did sound a little crazy, but I’m not. The ideas that I mentioned in that episode really do have a scientific basis. So in my defense, I decided to elaborate on the scientific principles mentioned in that Christmas edition for this month’s episode of Conversations in Science. Pole to Pole to Pole (First aired on KLRNRadio, Monday, January 9, 2017) By naming convention, the end of a magnet that points towards the Earth’s […]
Creating Holograms
With the holiday season upon us, many of us have our children sitting at home getting bored. Well, in my house, when the kids say they’re bored, out comes the science experiments. Over the years, I’ve managed to accumulate a variety of different experiments that you can do using common household items. I thought that it would be fun to get my children to help me share them with you, so you can share them with your children. To my surprise, the station owners of KLRNRadio were happy to support the idea and have given me their full backing. So here we go…
The North Pole is in Antarctica…
There is a reason that no one has ever been able to find Santa’s workshop. It’s because everyone has been looking in the wrong place all this time. The North Pole is really in Antarctica. I have many good reasons for my conclusions, all of which I explained in a special episode of Conversations in Science. I figured out where Santa’s Workshop is located. (First aired live on KLRNRadio, Saturday, December 23, 2016) No, I haven’t been partaking in just a little too much eggnog, but I will admit that I’m a little high on Christmas cheer. Is there anything wrong with that? But seriously, my science brain has been in […]