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
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…
What Does Space Sound Like?
The movie “Alien” had the catchphrase, “In space, nobody can you hear you scream.” The fact that in space, there is a vacuum which means that sound cannot travel as it can on Earth. However, there are exceptions. The vast majority of space may be silent, but that does not mean that it is inactive.…
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