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3-D Printers
No, but one of the other professors has a son about 13 years old, and he made me a name plate for my desk. I did see finished products at the library, and one printing in progress, but it is a slow process so i did not see the final phase.
blackspanielgallery, on 02/21/2019
Evidence of Meteorites
I tried without wrapping the magnet. I was not successful. But, one story is that it was a hobby of Einstein. If it is spherical that is evidence it melted in the atmosphere, and re-solidified.
blackspanielgallery, on 02/21/2019
The Mystery of the Tregaron Neanderthals
frankbeswick, Thank you for the back-stories, front-stories, practicalities and products. If everybody originated in Africa, why would there be Denisovan- and Neanderthal-specific DNA that Africans do not have but that Asians and Europeans ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/21/2019
The English Forest
frankbeswick, Thank you for the backstories, front-stories and products. Are there similar efforts for lands that revert to bogs? Why do farmers not use holly and other "tree hay" for farm animals?
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/21/2019
3-D Printers
blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the practical information and the product lines. Did you have something 3-D-printed that day at the library?
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/21/2019
Evidence of Meteorites
blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the backstories, practicalities and products. Have you tried the magnet and rainwater methods of searching for micrometeorites?
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/21/2019
S.T.E.M. Learning Resources – Math
I believe the reason it is less interesting to many is the manner it is forced on them. A student who can multiply still has to work countless problems because they are assigned. Moving on and being allowed a feeling of accomplishment is far ...
blackspanielgallery, on 02/20/2019
Developing Interest in S.T.E.M. Subjects
It is more than a hobby, I have two Masters degrees, one in applied physics and one in math. The fun of sixty years ago evolved into a profession. Yes, it is still fun.
blackspanielgallery, on 02/20/2019
S.T.E.M. Learning Resources – Math
blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the practicalities and products. Even though it is so true that "Rote learning should be ending as a student moves from the early grades into the middle school grades, and the transition should be complete by ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/20/2019
Developing Interest in S.T.E.M. Subjects
blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the practicalities and the products. Do you have STEM-related hobbies? If so, is there an overlap between the fun aspects and your chosen field?
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/20/2019
Desert Rose Adenium for Gardening and Bonsai
WriterArtist, Thank you for the practical information and product lines. Did you start from cuttings or seeds? Do you keep your adenium pot outside 24-7 or is it brought in nightly? What else is potted in your adenium area?
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/20/2019
Relaxing with Song Birds Beats and Mimicry
WriterArtist, Thank you for the practicalities and products. I appreciate the mourning dove family that calls every day at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Why are there loudspeakers in mosques and temples?
Have you seen fairy blue-birds?
Blue jays and eastern ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/20/2019
Shinrin-Yoku: Forest Bathing Year-Round, Indoors and Outdoors, for All
WriterArtist, Thank you for appreciating forest bathing in our naturally blue and green world. Albert Einstein said that understanding comes from looking deep into nature.
DerdriuMarriner, on 02/20/2019
The Mystery of the Tregaron Neanderthals
I would think it might have had more of their appearance as not being appealing to females rather than a stigma of any association with Neanderthals. But, we will never know.
blackspanielgallery, on 02/20/2019
The Mystery of the Tregaron Neanderthals
Yes,did the misidentification contribute to their both remaining single? Two lonely old farmers!
frankbeswick, on 02/20/2019