A little taste of history one morsel at a time
In honor of Leap Day, I give you the leaping, gliding, amazing planetetherium. No, this is not some alien virus, but a prehistoric mammal of the Paleocene epoch (50+ million years ago). The planetetherium was approximately 10 to 12 inches in length, and an herbivore. Its unique, bat-like membrane of skin, stretched between front and... Continue Reading →
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. ~ Charles Darwin, naturalist and author of On the Origin of Species (1859). The Michigan State University Science & Culture museum celebrated Charles Darwin’s 207th birthday this past weekend. The museum was filled with scientists young... Continue Reading →
Check out this marcelwaver, a real game changer in hair fashion. Invented in 1882 by Marcel Gateau, this handy device used a heated rod and tongs to create the wavy bobs popular in the 1920s. Prior to the marcelwaver, women dampened their hair with either water or a waving lotion (think: perm chemicals), and with... Continue Reading →
Museum Bites 