Vern Scott·1d agoThe Victorian Sci-Fi Mysteries of Jules Verne……A SNAPSHOT OF VICTORIAN SCIENCE MIXED WITH FANTASY, MUCH OF THE BASIS BEING FACTUAL. In addition, Verne more or less invented the science…
Vern Scott·Apr 22A Magic Church Bullet to Boost Our Inner-Cities?I was once on the board of Habitat for Humanity, a Christian ecumenical group offering sweat-equity housing at zero interest to those in…
Vern Scott·Apr 19Does the Ames Test Suggest Variety and Moderation……IN OUR DIETS, IN ADDITION TO HEALTHY FOODS? In the 1970s, UC Berkeley Biochemist Bruce Ames developed the “Ames Test”, which helped…
Vern Scott·Apr 3Will Taxing the 1% Balance our Budget and Pay for More Social Programs?(HINT: NOT EVEN CLOSE) First, our Federal deficit is almost incomprehensively large. Assuming that there is a taxation level at which “the…
Vern Scott·Apr 1Five Worthy Broadway Musicals That are Seldom Staged TodayPopular in their day (usually the 50s Broadway Musical peak), these musicals are seldom staged today, even in youth theater. What happened…
Vern Scott·Mar 31In Search of the Real Robin Hood……IS HE A MELDING OF PIERS PLOWMAN, IVANHOE, & MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS? I just watched the 1938 “Adventures of Robin Hood”, with Errol Flynn…
Vern Scott·Mar 25Corporations are Coming for your Local Mom & Pop Store“Start your own business” used to be a popular refrain, and many Americans did exactly that, running their own farms, grocery or hardware…
Vern Scott·Mar 24Were We the Jane Goodalls of Chickens?(And Cows?) First, I love Jane Goodall too much to compare ourselves to her, but I had to think of some kind of writer’s hook. Let’s say…
Vern Scott·Mar 21The Knights Templar’s Role in the Magna Carta……DID DIRECTION COME FROM SOLOMON’S TEMPLE? HOW ACCURATE ARE THE FILMS “IRONCLAD” AND “KINGDOM OF HEAVEN”? HOW COULD THE MAGNA CARTA BE…
