“Well, it sure isn’t beet root.”
For one of our Tuesday/Understanding topics, I thought it would be interesting to dig into a bit of real-world chemical detective work. An importer and…
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Elements of Geometry and Logic
We’ve just begun a free online course Mathematics and Logic: From Euclid to Modern Geometry by Hillsdale College. The course is based largely on Euclid’s…
What If Animals Are People (Legally)?
Attention all of you students who are interested in the study and care of all types of animal friends, and also those of you who…
When Thinking About Electromagnetic Waves, Think Chains
You know the “beaded chain fountain” experiment? Well, here’s a video about it and how it works: Turns out that unique structure of the beaded…
Brains Are Not Computers and Can’t Think In Them
Ever since the creation of the computer, we’ve been thinking of our brains in terms of memory, retrieval, and processing. Renowned psychologist Robert Epstein points…
Hexagons Are The Bestagons: Graphene Edition
The other day @blackout introduced our family to “Hexagons Are The Bestigons”, a truly nerdy homage to an astounding polygon that is — as a…
Scientist Grow Mice in Artificial Womb
Scientists can now grow a mouse embryo up to half of its gestational cycle (the amount of time it spends in its mother’s womb) in…
Oops! He Fell Into a Black Whole
The other day, Etcetera and I were talking about black holes (again). He was talking about the effects at the event horizon and how something…
Yew’s Zoo
Yew Kingstone is a student in Magoulo’s School (classmate of Stephon). His internship for the year is with the New City Zoological Foundation which runs…
The Air Zoo
New City needs a zoo. Of course! If you’re interested in building the zoo, contact Blackout. Type: Team Object: Place Location: STF | New City…