Author Archives: John Pullen

One of the greatest philosophical as well as practical questions of our time is. “Are we alone in the Universe?” I think there are countless lifeforms in our Milky Way galaxy as well as in the billions of other galaxies. Whether, at any particular time, how many would be at least as intelligent as usContinue reading “WOW! Is it Aliens?”

It is often said that there is a very thin line between genius and madness. Before you ask, I will volunteer to be on the latter! But, there can be few who believe that their creative work would bring an end to the world. However, that is the case with the Russian music composer, AlexanderContinue reading “Music to End the World”

Unfortunately, we cannot take the title too literally. What this article is about is whether animals and non-human primates in particular can ask us questions. Can we teach, say, language skills to chimpanzees? This may not sound too incredulous if we consider that for over 50 years some chimps have been taught how to useContinue reading “Come On. Answer the Chimp’s Question!”

No, it is not April Fools Day. There is plenty of evidence after research, that cats can be left-handed or right-handed. I know, it should be left or right-pawed. There is a term for this and it is called pawedness! I kid you not. Not only do felines apparently have a favourite or dominant paw,Continue reading “Is Your Cat Left or Right-Handed or Pawed?”

In 1507 a map of the world was published. It was by the German cartographer Martin Waldseemuller. It was called the Waldseemuller Map (no surprise there) or the Universalis Cosmography. It is known for a couple of interesting aspects to it. The first is that it was the first map to write the word AmericaContinue reading “The Man Who Knew the Pacific Ocean Existed Before it was Discovered”