Tag Archives: science

To See the World in a Grain of Sand

Posted on September 18, 2026 by mitchteemley

Nikon Small World: Liverwort plant leaves by Magdalena Turzanska “To See the World in a Grain of Sand” It’s hard to believe William Blake wasn’t looking through a microscope when he wrote those words. I was astonished when, as a … Continue reading →

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Forever and Ever: Worlds Without End

Posted on February 26, 2026 by mitchteemley

Forever and Ever: Worlds Without End One of the Most Prominent Phrases… In both the Old and New Testaments is “forever and ever.” It’s usually translated this way because the original Greek, “eon of the eons,” means endless time. But since … Continue reading →

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What’s an Illusion and What Isn’t?

Posted on December 12, 2025 by mitchteemley

Art uniquely reflects both our attraction to and fear of illusions. It strives to reconcile our dueling convictions that, 1) only what we perceive is real and, 2) nothing we perceive is real. So, what’s an illusion and what isn’t? … Continue reading →

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Where Do Babies Come From?

Posted on August 23, 2025 by mitchteemley

Old Myth: When a lady wants to be a mommy, a stork magically appears overhead with a baby in its beak and drops it into the lady’s house! But if the lady doesn’t want it–poof!–the stork takes it away! New … Continue reading →

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The World We Leave Behind

Posted on August 8, 2025 by mitchteemley

What would the world look like without us? The scientific word is entropy. Things would crack, crumble, and disintegrate. But they would also be invaded — by water, soil, light, life. They would be transformed from the unnatural into the … Continue reading →

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And All This Time I Thought…

Posted on April 16, 2025 by mitchteemley

So, it turns out I’m a master of the ancient and venerated Chinese art of Feng Shui! And all this time I just thought I had OCD. ≠ Note: The above is meant strictly as self-mocking. My OCD is fairly … Continue reading →

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Important Questions You Never Thought to Ask

Posted on April 10, 2025 by mitchteemley

How did evolution really begin? Note: Some of these questions are mine, but most are by “Anonymous,” the only person who gets around even more than “Occupant.” Science: If you melted dry ice in a pool, could you swim in … Continue reading →

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What if “There Is No There There”?

Posted on February 3, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week The next time you meet someone with a strictly “realistic” (materialistic) view of the universe, that only what can be seen (physically observed) exists, point out the following: 96% of the universe is un-observable and is … Continue reading →

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Our Entire Peception of Reality Is False

Posted on December 23, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image source: Stubborn Dad Thought for the Week “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” ~Hamlet I’ve had hearing loss ever since a wildly flailing college racquetball partner smashed a ball … Continue reading →

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Two New Studies Reveal: Time Travel is Real!

Posted on September 1, 2022 by mitchteemley

A heavily funded study at the Institute for Advanced Research in Really Important Stuff has shown that all humans (and most animals) travel forward at the rate of 1 (one) DaaT (Day at a Time)! More information will be released … Continue reading →

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