December (and a bit of November and January) is a special time in the Bruce Museum Science Department. It's the month when we offer free Hour of Code classes to schools, libraries, and scout troops in the surrounding area.
Read MoreIn this talk, explorer Justin Fornal walked us through his collection of botanical and zoological curios gathered while studying different traditional spiritual groups around the world and broke down how those different items are utilized for both good and evil purposes.
Read MoreWhy do some people love horror movies, some people stay far clear from them, and some people remain relatively indifferent? A lot comes down to science.
Read MoreRecently, Dr. Jennifer Rosati came to the Bruce Museum to deliver her lecture: Murder, Maggots and Mayhem: When the Dead Speak. This talk highlighted the diversity of insect species involved with the decomposition of human remains and how these insects can provide a glimpse into past events in criminal investigations.
Read MoreOn November 5, the Bruce Museum will be showing the documentary film A Plastic Ocean at its Seaside Center. At our current rate of plastic dumping, by 2050 we will have more plastic in the ocean than fish. The more we learn about the amount and effects of plastic in the ocean, the more serious the situation appears.
Read MoreIn July, Dr. Hoplight came to the Bruce Museum to lead a discussion on the movie Inception. As it turned out, not only was Dr. Hoplight well versed on the science of Inception, he is an adept practitioner of inception as well. How do you perform inception? It's a lot more easily than you'd think.
Read MoreOur expert for Alien in our Science on the Silver Screen film series was Dr. Matt Frye. Dr. Frye is an entomologist, a scientist who studies insects. The alien xenomorphs might be from another planet, but they have a very insect-like lifecycle and many insect-like body features as well. They are also something else that Dr. Frye has experience with: Parasitoids. This article is adapted from his presentation, and discusses the biology of the deadly xenomorph alien.
Read MoreAsteroids 10 km (~6 miles) in diameter strike the Earth every 50 to 100 million years. That puts us in the golden window of expecting another extinction-level extraterrestrial impact, though none appear likely in the near future. However, if we did spot a dangerous asteroid, there are more ways to deflect it than nuclear strikes, some of which are quite bizarre and entertaining.
Read MoreStories about animals and artifacts by scientists at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT
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