Murdo Morrison
- Oct 18
- 2 min
Smartphone Microscopy
I have several methods for capturing images from microscopes. They range from a dedicated microscope camera to connectors that allow the...
Murdo Morrison
- Jul 7
- 3 min
Deep Time and And Awe-Inspired Learning
Modern humans have existed on this planet for an incredibly short time compared with other life forms and particularly with the world...
Murdo Morrison
- Aug 5, 2021
- 5 min
When Good Sound and Video Matter
Like many others I have spent a lot of time on Zoom in the past year. In many meetings I have noticed that there are participants who...
Murdo Morrison
- Jun 22, 2021
- 4 min
Amateur Microscopy - A Different Way of Looking at the World
In a previous blog post (https://www.murdomorrison.com/single-post/science-education-during-the-pandemic) I talked about using...
Murdo Morrison
- Feb 10, 2021
- 3 min
Time Machine
The closest you will come to having a time machine is to talk with someone who is older than you. I had the experience once of having a...
Murdo Morrison
- Dec 19, 2020
- 3 min
Altruism in the Age of Self-Promotion
I have a personal rule that I try never to break. If I do anything to help others it must remain private. Any hint of attention removes...
Murdo Morrison
- Nov 9, 2020
- 3 min
Curiosity is Ageless
In our society there are those who engage in stereotyping of people based on age, young or old. Some of it results from lazy thinking....
Murdo Morrison
- Oct 18, 2020
- 5 min
The Power of the Autodidact*
When I was teaching Earth Science at the university level I often advised my students that obtaining a degree was not the end of the...
Murdo Morrison
- Sep 29, 2020
- 3 min
Science Education During The Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted many of the activities we formerly took for granted and has had a particularly strong impact on how...
Murdo Morrison
- Sep 14, 2020
- 7 min
Preserving The Past - Digital vs. Analog
Like many people my age I have accumulated a lot of memorabilia and ephemera from years past. This comes in several forms, from paper...