Category Archives: Science

A Letter to the Editor of the Kitchener Post

Posted on 13 January 2018 by Larry Russwurm

I have written this letter to the editor in response to a letter in the Kitchener Post (a newspaper local to me), Climate Change Gurus Have No Evidence published on January 11, 2018 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. I think you … Continue reading →

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Water Roads

Posted on 23 December 2017 by Larry Russwurm

“Well,” the tour guide explained to the aliens aboard the gondola, “We humans accidentally had the city of Venice sink beneath the waves. But before that happened, for a long time it sank slowly and we were treated to some … Continue reading →

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The Golden Age of Alcohol

Posted on 9 December 2017 by Larry Russwurm

The evils of alcohol were delineated all across North America which eventually led to prohibition, or the dark ages for alcohol. Of course many people were addicts of alcohol so they maintained their supply no matter how severe the penalties. … Continue reading →

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The Moon is Not an All Night Nightlight

Posted on 25 November 2017 by Larry Russwurm

Poets, songwriters and prose makers beware that if you don’t observe carefully enough, you might be taken to task for sloppy writing. In this case I’d like to call out songwriter Jason Mraz for his song “Shine”. There was a … Continue reading →

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The Trillion Dollar Family

Posted on 7 October 2017 by Larry Russwurm

Let’s start out with the definition of a million dollar family. This is said to be composed of a family with a mother and father that has a mini-me for each sex. I.e. there is a mother, father, daughter and … Continue reading →

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If a Critic Critiqued Science Papers as a Whole

Posted on 9 September 2017 by Larry Russwurm

My suspension of disbelief is thrown off almost immediately with these science papers. They exist in such exotic locales. For example these tall tales exist in: 1)Volcano caves buried under miles of ice on Antarctica, 2) Old mines, many miles … Continue reading →

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SETI: Dumb Isn’t Dumb

Posted on 22 July 2017 by Larry Russwurm

SETI is of course the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligences. Now I have no problem with listening for interstellar messages. That actually seems prudent and quite bright. But earthlings should only listen and never speak. That is, we should never … Continue reading →

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The Thousand Year Connoisseur

Posted on 15 July 2017 by Larry Russwurm

There is no doubt that becoming an expert takes a lot of time and effort. To become a connoisseur is almost like becoming an expert’s expert. There is a lot of knowledge involved – look no further than the wine … Continue reading →

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Did Ancient Species Go Extinct or Did They Have a More Honourable Group Suicide?

Posted on 27 May 2017 by Larry Russwurm

Can some species reliably see the future? Well obviously human beings can’t as noted by their laughable track record in this endeavour (see most of science fiction). But perhaps, just perhaps, other species can. They might see the growth of … Continue reading →

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The Down Side to Kirk’s Good Ol’ Boxing

Posted on 13 May 2017 by Larry Russwurm

The first thing I’d like to say about boxing aliens is that human beings are likely mediocre fighters. So half of all alien species are stronger than us just like half of all alien species are weaker than us. For … Continue reading →

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