Continue Reading... Are humans just slow on the uptake?
Posted in Entertainment

Are humans just slow on the uptake?

It seems as if we might be! A team of Swiss scientists has grown artificial human, chimp and macaque mini-brains…

Continue Reading... America nuked space in the 1960s
Posted in Entertainment

America nuked space in the 1960s

During the 1960s, a decade synonymous with free love, hippies and “peace man,” America was also at the pretty dramatic…

Continue Reading... Gandhi was a Warlord
Posted in Entertainment

Gandhi was a Warlord

Gandhi, the human being that most epitomizes peace, is depicted as a warmongering jerk in Sid Meier’s strategy game –…

Continue Reading... It’s not elementary at all
Posted in Entertainment

It’s not elementary at all

After seven seasons, the CBS series Elementary has ended. It featured Johnny Lee Miller as a present-day version of the…

Continue Reading... The world famous Galileo that never searched the skies
Posted in Entertainment

The world famous Galileo that never searched the skies

In fact, this Galileo had considerably more about him than the famous 16th-century Italian physicist and astronomer. An extra pair…

Continue Reading... Board your flight – but don’t bother to sit down!
Posted in Entertainment

Board your flight – but don’t bother to sit down!

Well, not exactly true, for safety reasons, but it wouldn’t be worth downloading an audiobook or opening up your laptop…

Continue Reading... Village people at a whole new level!
Posted in Entertainment

Village people at a whole new level!

Sorry if you were thinking of a certain disco group. Instead, we’re taking a journey up to a height of…

Continue Reading... Why it isn’t like painting the Forth Bridge any more!
Posted in Entertainment

Why it isn’t like painting the Forth Bridge any more!

For many years, since its original construction in 1890, a tale was told of the Forth Rail Bridge, just north…

Continue Reading... The place that might take longer to say than to reach!
Posted in Entertainment

The place that might take longer to say than to reach!

If you were visiting Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand’s North Island, many locals would be able to give you directions…