Music & Art

If you look at it it seems completely incomprehensible with all the frets and strings. But is guitar hard to learn?

October 20, 2021

Were there music videos before MTV?

August 25, 2021

The chromatic scale – Is there any divine, or universal reason why the scale of a keyboard is precisely 12 notes, and not 11 or 13?

June 22, 2021

Theremin – Can you play music just by moving your hands in the air?

June 14, 2021

History | Science

Is the Great Wall of China the only man-made building detectable with the naked eye from the moon?

Is the Great Wall of China the only man-made building detectable with the naked eye from the moon? The Great Wall of China from space. The Wall that separated imperial China from the barbarians of the north, is not one, but many. And it wasn’t built in one moment but in the arc of thousands … Read more

Music and Art

The chromatic scale – Is there any divine, or universal reason why the scale of a keyboard is precisely 12 notes, and not 11 or 13?

The chromatic scale Is there any divine, or universal reason why the chromatic scale of a keyboard is precisely 12 notes, and not 11 or 13? … And why are they organized in that specific way… With 7 whites and 5 blacks? It has something to do with the physical laws, something to do with … Read more

Nature

Which is the largest living organism on earth? Could it be a mushroom?

Which is the largest living organism on earth? Could it be a mushroom? How do you measure large? When searching for the largest organism on earth, there are many ways to determine various aspects of the living thing you explore. And we need to agree on what it means. It has to be living. It … Read more

Love & Relationships

Is love the key to a long and happy marriage?

Is love the key to a long and happy marriage? Is true love really the best ground plate for a happy marriage? Love marriage vs Arranged marriage. Getting married. For billions of people around the world, it’s a milestone, a doorway, a passage to the mature part of your life. Before-After. Child-Adult. And billions of us … Read more

Science

When you flush the toilet in Australia, does the water swirl the other way?

When you flush the toilet in Australia, does the water swirl the other way? The flushing of toilets You’ve probably heard about the Coriolis effect many times. And maybe you’ve even, like me, watched in awe, on your first day in Australia, after being to the toilet… Staring down the drain to see if … Read more

haunted places | History

Pendle Hill is supposed to be one of Britain’s most haunted sites… But is it true?

Pendle Hill is supposed to be one of Britain’s most haunted sites… But is it true? Are there really ghosts there? The Pendle Hill Witch trials On a cold spring morning in the year 1612, a pedlar was walking on the road from Colne to Trawden Forest. This particular road is in England, Lancashire, some … Read more