
John Pullen
Author – Filmmaker – Pilot
Welcome to my Website and Blog
Here you will find fiction and non-fiction books on various subjects along with a blog exploring many fascinating stories from the sciences to the arts.
Blog – Feeding the Curious Mind
The Magic Powers of Queen Hashsheput
Queen Hatshepsut was pharaoh of ancient Egypt. She reigned from 1473 BCE to 1458 BCE. As a pharaoh, she was, in the eyes of her people, a living god. However, when she died in 1458 BCE, many of the statues to her were demolished. Was this because she was unpopular when alive, or that the…
Can Neanderthals Cure a Brain Disorder?
Some people are born with a brain disorder known as Chari Malformation Type 1. It is recognised by the brain, pushing the skull outwards. This is seen as a bulge at the rear of the skull. It was diagnosed in the nineteenth century by an Austrian pathologist, Hans Chari. It was first thought that it…
The Earth is in a Spin
Here is a question. What lasts 86,400 seconds? Before you start to divide out this number to find the number of minutes and then hours, let me save you the trouble. It equates to 24 hours, the length of one complete day, and the time it takes the Earth to make one full rotation. For…
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