your birdsong stays on my mind
"Officers, life doesn't have to be ugly. See, look at the birds out there. Listen to their call: 'Oo-wee! Oo-wee! Oo-wee! Oo-wee!" — Beverly Sutphin, …
Biomimicry
if woodpeckers played football
One of my more distinct childhood memories is of visiting my grandmother's house in Lewiston, Maine, a small-ish (back then) town in the southern part …
serpentine style
Indiana Jones might be a swashbuckling, thrill-seeking archaeologist who once loftily claimed "I'm a scientist. Nothing shocks me." But there's one thing famously guaranteed to …
fly away home
Within my Garden, rides a BirdUpon a single Wheel —Whose spokes a dizzy Music makeAs 'twere a travelling Mill — He never stops, but slackensAbove …
mucus, slime and killer snot monsters
Dragon*Con is nigh, and I'll be heading out to Atlanta next Thursday to participate in several panels over that weekend, including one on "The Science …
gaga for science
It's been a busy spring. Among other highlights, the Spousal Unit and I made a whirlwind trip to New York City in March, so he …
sparkle and burn
It's Christmas-time, and guest blogger Danna Staaf is back with a nifty explanation of why Stephanie Meyers' emo-vampires in the Twilight series sparkle. Makes sense …
crosstown traffic
Let me once again offer a mea culpa for lack of blog activity. I can't speak for my fellow bloggers, but I have been stuck …
if you could see what i hear
For every major Hollywood hit film that smashes box office records, there’s a thousand modest little gems that get passed over and forgotten. One of …
robots ‘r’ us
Looking for the perfect last-minute stocking stuffer for that very special geek in your life? Check out Chico Bicalho's mechanical Critter Collection (available online at …