Tag: science
Word of the Day: Saturnine
Today’s Word of the Day, courtesy of the Oxford English Dictionary’s Online Word of the Day, is the adjective saturnine. The OED’s definition is long: “In regard to a person’s […]
Physics & Astronomy: An Interview with Ivy Kaufman
Professor Ivy Kaufman is originally from Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has been in the Upstate area since 1984 when she went to Clemson’s graduate program. She has been teaching Physics at […]
Word of the Day: Incessant
Today’s word of the day comes courtesy of www.wordthink.com, and it is the adjective incessant. According to WordThink, incessant means “Continuing without pause or interruption.” Dictionary.com adds “ceaseless; unending.” This […]
Solar Eclipses are Outta This World!
By: Audrey Rochester Amateur astronomers who have traveled abroad to watch solar eclipses have told me that responses are always the same. The locals and the visiting astronomers are equally […]
The Place Where Science and Religion Merge
Lyssa Henry When you think about science, what kinds of people are automatically associated in your mind? Are there people in lab coats and goggles, mixing together chemicals that may […]
Discovering the Magnificence of Creation—An Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Mohr
Dynestee Fields Dr. Jeffrey Mohr is an Associate Professor of Biology and the head of the environmental studies program at Southern Wesleyan University. This is his second year teaching at […]
English Professors, Fascinated by Science
Chad Chisholm, CIFC Director Alan Honour begins his book Cave of Riches: The Story of the Dead Sea Scrolls with how young Muhammid Ahmed el-Hamed (of the Ta’amireh Bedouin tribe) was searching for […]