Science In The City
Science In The City
Science in the City
Mutant Superheroes
DEAR SCIENCE WORLD,
I’m a huge comic book junkie! There are so many superheroes with crazy mutations. Is it possible
that I could have a mutation too?
Die-hard Comic-booker
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Reason 4 Seasons
DEAR SCIENCE IN THE CITY,
There I was at 5 pm, shivering in the dark on my bike ride home, and seriously contemplating a move to Australia. I’d happily trade my December turkey feast for a beach barbeque. But then I wondered, why does Australia have summer when we have winter? Is it a Down Under oddity, like Vegemite?
Frostbite
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Scared to Death
DEAR SCIENCE WORLD,
I watched an old Sherlock Holmes movie last night, The Hound of the Baskervilles. During his investigation, Holmes announced that a victim had died of fright. Is this realistic or made-up movie malarkey? Can you really scare someone to death?
Filmed Evidence Ain’t Realistic
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Things That Go Goosebump
DEAR SCIENCE WORLD,
My friend and I were lining up to ride the roller coaster and noticed he had goosebumps all over his arm. He said it was because he was cold, but I think he was afraid to go on the ride. Which one of us is right?
Some Curious Readers Exploring Arm Matters
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Dino-Might
DEAR SCIENCE WORLD,
Dear Science World,
Jurassic Park is my all-time favourite movie and I’m wondering, with all the advancements in science, would it be possible to bring back
a dinosaur?
Please Create Rex
Science In The City
Invisible Chicks
DEAR SCIENCE WORLD,
Where are the baby pigeons? Every spring I see fledgling crows in the park, spot goslings and ducklings swimming in False Creek, spy grey gull chicks cautiously strutting the seawall and hear baby songbirds peeping from the tree branches. But I’ve never seen a baby pigeon or pigeon nest. How can such a prevalent bird be so secretive as a baby?
Urbanite Sleuthing Birder
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The Colour of Brilliance
DEAR SCIENCE WORLD,
I bought a poster of my favourite Van Gogh painting after seeing the original in London. But when I brought it home and put it on my wall, I was so disappointed. The colour seems all wrong. What happened?
Art
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Stuck on LEGO
DEAR SCIENCE WORLD,
I’m in my thirties but I still asked for LEGO this Christmas. Besides the fact that I find its tinkling sound soothing, it gives me a creative outlet from my paper-pushing work week. I’ve always been curious—what makes LEGO bricks easy to both stick together and pull apart? Most things that stick together that well don’t come apart without something breaking. LEGO’s reusability ranks right up there with the magic of post-it notes. Please explain.
Adult LEGO Fan
Science In The City
Forming Fossils
DEAR SCIENCE WORLD,
Are the fossils real in your feature exhibition Fossils, Fins and Fangs: Dinosaurs and Other Ancient Life?
Fossilized
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Great Reflections
DEAR SCIENCE WORLD,
A friend of mine brought me back a kaleidoscope from her holiday. Ever since, I can’t put it down—I’m obsessed with trying to figure out how the thing works. I keep finding myself staring at the colourful patterns while I’m trying to eat and at night, I dream kaleidoscope images. Help! Can you please explain to me how kaleidoscopes work?
Seeing Colours