- Jul 28, 2019
- 4 min
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...
- Apr 7, 2019
- 10 min
BIODIVER[C]ITY
Some people were sitting together working on their laptops in the cafe when I sat down do start my own work. Shortly after I arrived one...
- Feb 11, 2019
- 3 min
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...
- Sep 19, 2017
- 3 min
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...
- Jun 1, 2016
- 3 min
POPULUS TREMULOIDES
Also known as white poplar, golden aspen, mountain aspen, quaking aspen, or Quakies, Populus tremuloides is a truly amazing organism. It...
- Apr 28, 2014
- 9 min
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...
- Nov 8, 2013
- 3 min
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...
- Apr 2, 2013
- 3 min
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...
- Feb 6, 2013
- 6 min
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...
- Jan 23, 2012
- 8 min
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...