Science And Technology

TaleTown.Org multimedia English short stories on science and technology exploring what happens when, sci fi & retold tales on how stuff works

  • Rook Vindicates Aesop

    Reader"Interestingly again, this wasn’t a one-off bird showing greater intelligence."

    "More than half the birds tested were able to use these three tools in the correct sequence to get to their food..."

  • The Allah Of Mecca

    Hajj 2010 / 1431H"No," said Kabir, "but please give my regards to the Allah of Mecca."

    The friend was puzzled.

    "Is there a different Allah in Mecca?" he asked.

  • The Diamond Heist 1

    DiamondCrime Thriller: The Diamond Heist 1

    The diamond ‘Noor’ is stolen despite elite protection & sophisticated safeguards.

    Can South African SCB solve the crime?

  • The Diamond Heist 2

    45/52 : Catch the speedCrime Thriller: The Diamond Heist 2

    The plot thickens when Patel is found alive in the Castle wreckage, treated & interrogated.

    The diamond was stolen by …

  • The Diamond Heist 3

    Shine On You Crazy DiamondCrime Thriller: The Diamond Heist 3

    Guardians of diamond Noor are murdered one-by-one when they uncover truth.

    They must die, as only the dead can keep secrets.

  • The Right To Life

    The old Man and the Sea"Within the current legislature, the UK Court could not justify the right to kill under an individual's private affairs despite voluntary consent, as this would cheapen the right-to-life for others."

    "The protection of all its citizens by State was deemed to be of greater importance than the respect for an individual's autonomy."

  • The Science Of Sound

    Anechoic Chamber at Eriksholm"This is also the reason why people drink more in noisy pubs and discoes and then make stupid decisions there. Because their brain gets too overloaded. It simply can't think properly in all that din."

    "And when you drink there, it gets even worse. The dumbest chick starts looking like Aphrodite."

  • The Sound Of Silence

    Cosmic Consciousness"Subroto asks that if a physical entity like phosphorous can glow on its own, why cannot another physical entity like sound do the same?"

    "Is it because our paradigm of properties of sound with respect to our sound apparatus doesn't allow us to experience this?"

  • The Sound Of Space

    Birth of a universe - Galaxies“There used to be a saying: No one can hear you scream in space! But NASA says there is sound in the Cosmos."

    "Do you want to hear the sound of Space?" Hosh asked his brother.

  • Think Outside The Box

    why so serious"Time magazine recently named six inspirational young people in its first class of next generation leaders. People, it said, who are leaders of tomorrow because they are working hard to change their worlds today."

    "A 28-year-old Indian architect, Alok Shetty, is one of them. Why? Because of his pioneering work in designing affordable flood-proof houses for slum dwellers."

  • Why Aging Kills Us?

    El cafetó i el solet a la cara"Biological aging happens at two levels - one at the level of my whole being which you call Pa, and another at the part level of my individual cells that make up my body."

    "The age of my whole body is different from the age of my individual cells just like the age of your toy car may be different from the age of its individual parts.”

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