by Kevin Burton My career as an English as a Second Language teacher came to an abrupt early end one night under the streetlights outside a small taco shop in Puebla. To tell you how and why that happened, I first turn to BBC writer Nicole Chang, who recently wrote about what speaking …
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Belgian Pigs Get Their Groove On
by Kevin Burton Animal lovers, music lovers, rejoice and unite! Scientists in Belgium are investigating a farmer’s claim that different styles of music affect the behavior of his pigs. “Piet Paesmans first noticed the phenomenon when his son started singing a tune in the barn during a sluggish insemination session his sows …
Important Research On Cows Peeing
by Kevin Burton Did you know cows can be potty trained? It’s not April first, please keep reading. This I would have never believed had I not heard it from the BBC. And I would have never read this had I not signed up for their newsletter. By all means kids, …
A Little Good News Is Good For The Heart
by Kevin Burton And all my floors do is squeak. Check this out: Researchers in Switzerland are developing floors that use your footfalls to generate energy. They have improved their “nanogenerator” with the use of a silicone coating and embedded nanocrystals to produce “a device that was 80 times more efficient, enough …
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