JAMES BOND OF BAKER STREET

BY SARAH-MARIE HODUSKI Please enjoy for a moment that James Bond was inspired by true stories of WWII. Bond characters including M., Moneypenny, Q, and Vesper came out of Ian Fleming’s actual experiences working for WWII’s most covert operations, which were christened by Winston Churchill himself with, “go and set Europe ablaze.” This cloak and…

BABY BOOM

By Sarah-Marie Hoduski, Kansas City  Ultrasound echoes of the unborn contribute to science based slowing of abortion rates.  Echolocation: sight through sound— is a stunningly effective second sight for otherwise blind creatures. Bats are so effective at using their sonar sight that even in the darkness they can catch up to 1,200 insects an hour—one…