Oh lovely, gold leaf Aspen tree, for life you can depend on me. I’m not a treehugger so why in the world would I be talking to a tree? I’m glad you asked. Because the largest living organism on the planet … Read the rest
Men and women are different, so you’re not an accident. You might look around and think the world has gone mad when it comes to genders. Or then again, you might think it’s only beginning to make sense. (you’d be … Read the rest
If you knew there was an elephant in the room, would you feed it? I’m sure you’ve heard that expression…right? When there’s an obvious problem, but no one is talking about it or seems to want to talk about it, … Read the rest
Caterpillar Metamorphosis – Quite a change! If you’d really like somebody to change…or if certain people are making you mad, tell them to go liquefy themselves. I bet that’s something they’d never expect you to say. The reason I use … Read the rest
What does a dependent variable have to do with life? When I was a younger guy, there was a popular singer who went by the name of Nilsson. One of my favorite songs by him was called “Without You”. And … Read the rest
Information is beautiful! When you dig deep into the building blocks of human existence, you find DNA. And that doesn’t stand for Do Not Ask. It’s actually the abbreviation for Deoxyribonucleic acid. Of course, that’s a fancy schmancy name for genetic … Read the rest
These two objects may appear closer than they are You’ve seen that little notice on the passenger side mirror on cars, right? The one that says “objects may appear closer than they are”. Well, something like that. 🙂 That’s a … Read the rest
Building walls is essential for your life. I’m sure you’ve heard someone use that cliché to describe someone else who appears to be shutting everyone out. “She’s just building walls, and she won’t let anyone in!” You’ve heard that…right? Well, … Read the rest
Have you ever noticed the complexity in life? And have you ever wondered how the complexity in life could have gotten that way if things started out so simply? Well, if you haven’t wondered about it, plenty of people have…including … Read the rest
You are awesome! And that’s not an accident. When you look deeply into the structure of your human body…right down to the proteins, amino acids, and every cell…you’ll discover you are awesome. And with all our advanced microscope technology, I … Read the rest
Life comes from life. It’s just good chemistry. My friend, Greg (who’s humor rivals his intellect), likes to point out both funny and serious things and finish by saying “it’s just good chemistry”. And on both the most basic and … Read the rest
What happens when the process seems out of order? It might be self-evident to those of you who regularly join me here…and on my FunderCast. But there are many educated scientists who aren’t sure what to make of fossils when … Read the rest