Woolly Mammoths and the Voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette: Part I Posted by Jeff Danner | Feb 8, 2015 | Common Science If you read my columns, you will have noticed that I enjoy embracing my inner nerd. In that... Read More
The Missouri River Aqueduct is a Bad Idea Posted by Jeff Danner | Feb 1, 2015 | Common Science In the spring of 2012, I wrote a five-part series on water (Part I, II, III, IV, V). Part IV, When... Read More
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