John Pullen
Author – Filmmaker – Pilot
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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
Buried in a Boat with Her Dog
Boat graves are not unknown. They have been discovered in Scandinavia and in Britain. There is the famous large boat grave found in Suffolk, which is now part of a museum. Many of the artifacts found in the grave are on show in the British Museum in London. The Vikings would bury their chiefs and…
When Was Beer Invented?
It is a question with no definite date. Today, lager is the most popular beer drunk around the world. My apologies to those “real ale” drinkers who do not really rate lager that high. It is an industry worth hundreds of millions of dollars and around the same figures for the number of barrels brewed…
Artificial Tongue Licks the Problem of Taste
The first thing to note is that we are not talking about replacing someone’s tongue which may have been lost in an accident. At least, not yet. An artificial tongue has been designed to help to identify chemicals in a liquid environment. Don’t be disappointed, it is still interesting. Our tongues contain taste buds which…
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