A Recipe For Quicksand
Hey guys – we got your weekend plans all figured out: Build your own quicksand pit!What gives quicksand its wriggle-worthy properties? Its non-Newtonian nature, of course (you didn’t see that coming)....
View ArticleSeasons of Smell
‘Tis the season for decorative gourds and warm apple cider. There’s a nip in the air and the earth smells like decaying leaves and wood smoke. Or does it?Depending upon where you live, the change from...
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In our Soul Patch episode, we feature an excerpt from an event at the World Science Festival, where Robert joins artist Chuck Close and neuroscientist Oliver Sacks on stage to talk about the simple,...
View ArticleThe Firefly Firework Lottery
For two weeks every spring, thousands of people in the southern Appalachian region make a pilgrimage to the woods to see the mating rituals of a very small beetle with an astounding ability.Photinus...
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