

HONEYBEES AND HUMANITY
There's a meme that's been going around for a decade or more that I'd like to see end. There are many variations but they typically...
Jul 28, 20194 min read

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BIODIVER[C]ITY
Some people were sitting together working on their laptops in the cafe when I sat down to start my own work. Shortly after I arrived one...
Apr 7, 201910 min read


FROM NOTHING, NOTHING COMES
“What's up?” asks Perk, imagining Gram must be a little depressed, though certain as ever he remains unable to read the man. Cocking his...
Feb 11, 20193 min read


FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT
I was reading a book about infinity. In it, the author, not a physicist, deviates into a discussion of the quantum world. He explains how...
Sep 19, 20173 min read


POPULUS TREMULOIDES
Also known as white poplar, golden aspen, mountain aspen, quaking aspen, or Quakies, Populus tremuloides is a truly amazing organism. It...
Jun 1, 20164 min read
AN ARGUMENT AGAINST COMPATIBILITY
As you are aware, virtually everything we take for granted as common knowledge today was at some point prior considered dangerous...
Apr 28, 20149 min read


BELIEFS and HOPES
Just so we’re all on the same page, a “belief” and a “hope” are two very different things that should not be confused. I might hope, for...
Nov 8, 20133 min read
WHAT A BUNCH OF WHEATGRASS
Last Sunday I walked in to my local grocery store where I was offered a sample of wheatgrass juice and some related promotional...
Apr 2, 20133 min read

NATURE
“I think we have to make a decision about our nature, our human nature” Carla declared. “What do you mean?” I said, figuratively holding...
Feb 6, 20136 min read


PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC BOLLOCKS or WHY MATH AND SCIENCE MATTER
I was standing in the checkout line at my friendly neighbourhood grocery store when I noticed a display of homeopathic remedies above the...
Jan 23, 20128 min read