May Philosophy Thinking

Posted May 1, 2024

April Philosophical Question

Posted April 15, 2024

Is everything connected? Thinkers from all ages and countries have discussed the idea that we are all connected and that everything we do affects everything else – what do you think about this? Imagine if you dropped a piece of litter by accident – what might happen to it? What might happen to that piece […]

World Wildlife Day Wisdom Quizzes

Posted March 1, 2024

March 3 is World Wildlife Day! OPEN THIS LINK, then click on a species to begin the Quiz. Comment and tell us how you did.    

Interactive 2024 Eclipse Simulator

Posted March 1, 2024

Check out THIS ECLIPSE SIMULATOR! Type the name of a city in the ‘City Search’ box.  (See above.) Then click the link to open the 2024 Eclipse Simulator. (Try a city or a location that is within the darkened path of the ‘full eclipse’ for the most interesting results.)      

Weekly History Quiz: NYT Flashback

Posted January 6, 2024

Try this Quiz, and see whether you can place 8 notable events in chronological order.   One event will be placed on the timeline.  Drag each new event to show where it would go, relative to the others.  

December Thinking – Winter Solstice & Yule

Posted December 20, 2023

Winter Solstice happens on December 21st and marks the symbolic death and rebirth of the Sun. Saturnalia was an ancient Roman holiday celebrated at the Winter Solstice. It honored Saturn, the God of the harvest. Saturnalia originated as a feast day and later expanded into a weeklong festival full of music, dancing, banquets, drinking, games, […]

September Space Thinking – James Webb Telescope

Posted September 5, 2023

The James Webb Space Telescope (sometimes called JWST or Webb) is an orbiting infrared observatory that will complement and extend the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope, with longer wavelength coverage and greatly improved sensitivity. The longer wavelengths enable Webb to look much closer to the beginning of time and to hunt for the unobserved […]

June Animal Thinking – Loris and other Strange Animals

Posted June 16, 2023

Endangered arboreal lorises—small mammals that secrete flesh-rotting venom to use in vicious territorial fights—are among the planet’s strangest primates. To fight, they lick special inner-elbow glands for poisonous oil that fills grooves in their teeth. Learn more here Share with us in the comments some other weird and wonderful creatures!

June Ethical Dilemma: The Self-Driving Car

Posted June 1, 2023

Self-driving cars are already cruising the streets today. And while these cars will ultimately be safer and cleaner than their manual counterparts, they can’t completely avoid accidents altogether. How should the car be programmed if it encounters an unavoidable accident? Watch this video and share your thoughts in the comments.

May Ethical Dilemma: You Can Only Save One…

Posted May 1, 2023

You are the captain of an interstellar cargo transport headed to port when you receive two distress calls. The first is from a labour ship, whose passengers are running out of oxygen. The other is from a luxury space cruiser which has lost a thruster, sending them careening into danger. With only enough time to […]

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