The Wisconsin Science Festival celebrates the curiosity and wonder of science all around us. by Mariel Mohns | October 25, 2024 The 14th annual Wisconsin Science Festival offered more than 650 events virtually and in person at 200 unique locations across the state. Thousands of participants – from the young to the young at heart … Read more
BWhether it’s a short squeeze or a bone-crushing bear hug, few can deny the comfort of a goodbye hug from a loved one. However, in a bid to keep traffic flowing at Dunedin International Airport on New Zealand’s South Island, bosses have decided to introduce a three-minute limit on hugs in the airport area. Passengers … Read more
Nearly 200 participants from the Florida State University System and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) gathered at UCF on October 17-18 for the first Florida Defense Science and Technology Symposium (FDSTS) to learn from each other and to strengthen research partnerships. UCF hosted the symposium on its main campus and co-hosted the event with … Read more
If you’ve ever gone to look up a quick fact and just kept scrolling from one article (or page, video), to another, to another – then you know the feeling of “going down the rabbit hole”. This experience of curiosity-driven web browsing has become synonymous with the free, user-generated encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Founded in 2001, Wikipedia … Read more