Sci-fi terms: Fact or Fiction?
Science / The HumanitSEAS

Sci-fi terms: Fact or Fiction?

Oftentimes in my attempts to write blog posts I tend to fall back on the science-fiction and fantasy writers’ stories that drew me to study science in the first place. Today is no different. But rather than draw you in with the excitement inherent in a Game of Thrones anecdote only to then hit you … Continue reading

“Thanks for all the fish”–the secret life of the world’s “second smartest” creature
Marine Life / Science

“Thanks for all the fish”–the secret life of the world’s “second smartest” creature

Second smartest only to our trans-dimensional mouse overlords, that is. If you don’t know what I am talking about please catch up on your classic sci-fi literature here. It has long been a popular opinion that dolphins are some of the smartest creatures on the planet. They have brains larger than those of humans, they … Continue reading