A Horse of a Different Color?
Happy Tuesday, Friends! Or rather – I mean a zebra of another color, er stripe! While reading back issues of Smithsonian Magazine, I came across this adorable picture of a…
Garn Helps Out Some Tourists
Garn the Magnificent was walking towards his hotel on Kan-Kun IV when he heard a sound he thought he’d left 30,000 light-years behind. English. “Hey Marge, why is the sky…
Special COVID-19 Coverage
Happy Tuesday, Friends! I’ve highlighted this before, but National Geographic Magazine is providing free access to a number of its COVID-19 related coverage. The latest content can be found online…
Garn Adjusts to Post-Quarantine Life
Garn the Magnificent sat in his very favorite tavern on his nice, safe contagion-free home planet. He had a large bowl of thorn-clam chowder in front of him, and a…
A Library of Diseases
Happy Tuesday, Friends. JdM, a friend of this blog, recently shared with me a New York Times article describing ‘A Living Library Filled With Killer Bacteria.’ The library they are…
Garn Goes to a Restaurant
“There is really no need to make such a fuss of my leaving,” Garn the Magnificent told his sort-of-good friend Carol as they walked towards her Earth transportation. “Hey, I…
Some Interesting Recent Scientific Articles
Happy Wednesday, friends. Today – I just want to highlight a few interesting articles I found here. For example, we’re all pretty familiar with how the earth looks now –…
What about Hydroxychloroquine?
Happy Monday! I know we have been hearing a lot about hydroxychloroquine as a preventative for coronavirus infection but let’s focus on the science today. What is it? Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)…
Garn Goes Outside
Garn the Magnificent was preparing for a vitally important mission. He had planned his route carefully – refining it until it was a wonder of military-like strategy and split-second timing.…
I want to hear from you- part 3
Hello friends! Is there something you have been wondering about? Is there a burning (scientific) question that has been burdening your mind?! Then ask me and I'll work it into…