Dr. W. Sumner Davis

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Education
Occupation Professor
Location Oakland, Maine, United States
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Introduction I am a writer and educator whith a focus on ancient and western theological history and social and medical ethics. This blog will be for my readers to access my essays before they go to repective publications.
Interests Archeology, Paleontology, History, Ornithology, Bird Feeding, Religion, Astronomy, Reading, Ecology, Travel, Beach, PEI, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Royal Society, AGU, New York Academy of Sciences, Cosmology, The Federation of American Scientists, The Archaeological Institute of America, The Maine Archaeological Society, Carl Sagan, C. S. Lewis, Stephen Gould, E. O. Wilson, Gaia, James Lovelock, Telescopes, and my family.
Favorite Movies Phantom of The Opera (2004) Shadowlands, 5th Element, Fahrenheit 9/11, Animal Farm, COSMOS, Startrek NEMESIS, Signs, Apollo 13, Mission to Mars.
Favorite Music Phantom of the Opera (2004), Three Tenors, Sheila MacKenizie (Fiddler), Maria McDougal (Messosoprano) Irish Tenors
Favorite Books Cosmos, Microcosmos, A Grief Observed, HERETICS, Demon-Haunted World, Cosmic Connection, Biospheres, Symbiotic Planet, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, Up From Dragons, Beyond Einstein, Visions, A Brief History of Time, The Nature of Space and Time, Garden of Microbial Delights.

Why does the taste of pennies remind you of losing a tooth?

Based on Sweet, Salty, Sour, and Bitter, the Copper Oxide on the surface of Pennies is similar chemically to the Iron Oxide in blood.