Science Storytelling Blue water, blue sky 3 Aug 201924 Jun 2019 Living close to Norway’s longest, finest beach does have its perks. For one, I can stand in the water, hands in the pockets of my khaki shorts, pondering life, the…
Science Storytelling Blubbering gold 29 Jun 20192 Jul 2019 No, these waters were not the home of The Lulling Lullaby. No, not at all. Its narrow, rather smallish deck had but one cabin in the back, its high-rising rump…
Science Storytelling The indignation of a dog 1 Jun 20192 Jun 2019 As the elderly gentle-dog and his betrothed lady-dog sauntered down the idyllic forest promenade, belligerently (but elegantly!) lamenting the state of things, they experienced the sudden sensation of having to…
Science Storytelling Applied science 4 May 20194 May 2019 The gust slapped Anthony right in the face. He took a moment to shake it off before continuing to fiddle with the small propeller in his hand. He had to…
Science Storytelling Below the surface of the flat earth: Clarke’s laws 6 Apr 20195 Mar 2019 This is an Oppenheimer-style science centre. In fact, it is my Oppenheimer-style science centre. Well, not mine, of course; and there are elements to it that are not quite like…
Science Storytelling Coffee zombie 2 Mar 20193 Mar 2019 I love the coffee mug in my office. It looks like it has come from space, all stars and stuff on it. I took it and prepared to stand up.…
Science Storytelling Project’s paying – a message from the sensei 2 Feb 20192 Feb 2019 - Are they always like this? I asked my prof. - Yes. he said. They know that government-funded projects pay. Nobody here uses their own money. It was my first…
Science Storytelling On how the three starlings without a flock met 5 Jan 201925 Dec 2018 Sometimes, the most interesting and scary stories play out in people’s heads. One summer evening, on our vacation down in mainland Europe, my daughter and I were lying in the…
Science Storytelling Blue hour of the North 2 Dec 20182 Dec 2018 This is Northern Norway in late December. Although the sun does not come up over the horizon until January, there are still a couple of hours of light every day.…
