The Origin Of Water On Earth Posted by Jeff Danner | Jan 25, 2015 | Common Science From the 1960s through the 1980s, my Aunt Shirley was a third grade teacher in Lancaster County,... Read More
The Polar Vortex and Quantum Physics Posted by Jeff Danner | Jan 18, 2015 | Common Science January of 2014 brought record-setting cold temperatures to Chapel Hill, NC, and the words... Read More
Electric Cars Are Not Actually Emissions-Free Posted by Jeff Danner | Jan 11, 2015 | Common Science Over the holidays I did a fair bit of driving, including the abject drudgery of navigating Route... Read More
Common Science Comprehensive Index Posted by Jeff Danner | Dec 21, 2014 | Common Science April 2015 will be the fourth anniversary for Common Science®. In each of the past three Decembers... Read More
Results of my 2014 Predictions Posted by Jeff Danner | Dec 14, 2014 | Common Science In January, I made predictions for what I expected would be important science stories during 2014,... Read More
Fracking: A Raleigh-Riyadh Connection Posted by Jeff Danner | Dec 7, 2014 | Common Science As you may have noticed at the pump recently, gasoline prices have fallen by 35% over the last few... Read More
An Engineer On A Diet: Part II Posted by Jeff Danner | Nov 30, 2014 | Common Science Last week in Part I, I reviewed the energy balance for the human body and explained how it... Read More
An Engineer on a Diet: Part I Posted by Jeff Danner | Nov 23, 2014 | Common Science Dieting is big business in the United States. If you include the $21 billion spent on diet sodas,... Read More
Why Are The Norwegians Burning Trash? Posted by Jeff Danner | Nov 16, 2014 | Common Science Several weeks ago, my daughter came home and said “Dad, why does Norway have to import trash to... Read More
Is The Toilet The Greatest Public Health Invention Ever? Posted by Jeff Danner | Nov 9, 2014 | Common Science Last week’s column, Spinal Cord Miracle?, was an inspiring story about how scientific progress... Read More