Last Updated on August 13, 2018 by Science Fact: Personal preference is a lot more than “I know what I like.” It embraces a wide range of emotions and has even encouraged scientific study. The meaning of life embraces what … Continue reading
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Last Updated on June 3, 2019 by Science Fact: Sensory Evaluation gives a scientifically sound way to measure almost indescribable sensations. Today the subject is what you hear in a concert hall with “acoustic,” that is, unamplified music, such as … Continue reading
Last Updated on June 3, 2019 by Science Fact: Sensory Evaluation goes beyond tasting or smelling or hearing: it implies scoring, grading, in fact, measurement. The senses are inherently personal. For example, it’s been shown that different people taste foods and … Continue reading
Last Updated on August 14, 2018 by My mystery novel Death By Probability by Urno Barthel (my fiction-writing pen name) has been published! In it, the peaceful life of a research scientist is disrupted by terror and murder. The mystery … Continue reading
Last Updated on August 22, 2020 by Science Fact: The toy known as the Sqwish Ball may be taking a long long trip – to Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. Science fiction traditionally describes interplanetary and even intergalactic travel … Continue reading
Last Updated on April 21, 2024 by Art Science Fact: Time travel is a popular theme in fiction and more recently, in physics. Time travel has provided variations and complicated plot resolution in many stories. Leaving aside hard-core science fiction and … Continue reading
Last Updated on June 2, 2023 by Art Science Fact: Popular culture surrounds us today and in many ways shapes who we are, including how we think. It admits various definitions, but generally popular culture includes mass media as well … Continue reading
Last Updated on January 15, 2022 by Science Fact: Happiness is something that we all want, almost by definition. The U.S. Declaration of Independence even enshrines it as something without guarantees, but that we have the right to pursue. Happiness … Continue reading
Last Updated on January 15, 2022 by Science Fact: Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, is also the leading cause of disability in the United States, followed closely by back or spine problems. More than one in five U.S. … Continue reading