Calgary Veteran Who Survived Dunkirk Recounts His Experience

Calgary Veteran Who Survived Dunkirk Recounts His Experience

"Tonight I cried because it's never the end. It won't happen. We the human species are so intelligent and we do such astonishing things. We can fly to the moon but we still do stupid things," Sturdy said. "So when I see the film tonight, I see it with a certain kind of sadness. Because what happened back then in 1940, it's not the end." — Veteran Ken Sturdy, reflecting on the film "Dunkirk" In...

The Inspirational Story of Jeffrey Wright: Teaching Physics and Life Lessons

The Inspirational Story of Jeffrey Wright: Teaching Physics and Life Lessons

The remarkable physics teacher whose personal journey teaches students the true meaning of life Jeffrey Wright uses wacky experiments to teach children about the universe, but it is his own personal story that teaches them the true meaning of life In the halls of Louisville Male Traditional High School in Kentucky, physics teacher Jeffrey Wright has earned a reputation for his spectacular classroom demonstrations—exploding pumpkins, hovercrafts, and a particularly memorable experiment involving a bed of...

The Moth and The World Science Festival Presents Janna Levin: Life on a Möbius Strip

The Moth and The World Science Festival Presents Janna Levin: Life on a Möbius Strip

Obviously, as an astrophysicist Janna is brilliant, but also a tremendous storyteller. You have to watch the whole video because you'll see she does an amazing job tying back scientific theories of the universe and correlating them to her own Möbius strip (had to Google that) with a romantic relationship here on Earth. The video wasn't just entertaining but also got me thinking about the possibility that the universe could be finite but what if...

Lego Sends 10 Yr. Old Asperger’s Boy Free Set

Lego Sends 10 Yr. Old Asperger’s Boy Free Set

James is ten years old and suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome. His favorite toys are Legos, which he has been playing with since he was four years old. A few years ago, he spotted the Emerald Night Train set at the toy store, and fell in love. His parents said he had to save and pay for the $100 set himself. After two years of saving, he finally had enough. But, alas! The set was discontinued. ...

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