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 we like as well as how others … Continue reading
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 a singer with an acoustic guitar, a … Continue reading
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 see colors quite differently. Therefore scientists have … Continue reading
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 novel is currently available in five formats … Continue reading