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Some selected new things on the website…

Have you ever wondered what does TSA stand for? (February 21, 2013)

There is a great short story, Examination Day, by Henry Seslar, that appears in many anthologies read by school children. It’s worth a read. (January 2, 2013)

Did You Know?

Avocados, bananas, coffee beans, grapes, pumpkins, tomatoes, and watermelons are all considered berries by botanists.

Some Quotes

“At the heart of science is an essential balance between two seemingly contradictory attitudes—an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or counter-intuitive they may be, and the most ruthless skeptical scrutiny of all ideas, old and new. This is how deep truths are winnowed from deep nonsense.”
— Carl Sagan, in The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, 1997, page 304.

“Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
— Benjamin Franklin, 1775, quoted in The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, 1809, page 254.

“If you want to save your child from polio, you can pray or you can inoculate. … Choose science.”
— Carl Sagan, in The Demon-Haunted World, 1996, page 30.