Chris

Adventure is my middle name. Well… actually it’s French. Literally, it’s Christopher French Wells. But the spirit of adventure lives in me, and has always inspired me to go out and seek new experiences. I’ve traveled to Europe, Mexico and South America, as well as few places in the U.S. I’ve seen different places with different cultures, learned some things about humanity and about myself in particular. My goal is to lend my unique perspective, carved out of my own triumphs and tragedies, fears and fancies encountered during my years of college and international travel, to the other great voices of this blog. Hopefully to the enjoyment of our readers…

From Murder Monday to Fossil Friday, Here’s This Week’s Happenings At HMNS

Lecture – Jack the Ripper: Patterns and Confusion by D. Kim Rossmo Jack the Ripper of Victorian London, perhaps the most infamous serial killers in history, has fascinated experts and amateurs for 130 years. His identity, however, remains a mystery. Expert in Criminology and pioneer of cutting-edge geographic profiling techniques, Dr. Kim Rossmo will use […]

Ancient Egyptian Fashion: So Understated We Had To Dig To Find It

Although Egyptian civilization is one of the oldest in the world, they manage to influence our modern society in many ways. One of those ways is fashion. Ever since the original Egyptian craze a century ago, Egyptian fashion has influenced modern designers on an off. The key to the timelessness of ancient Egyptian fashion is […]

Plaid Is Not Just A Fad And Here Are A Few Historical Reason Why

It’s fashion week, and who is better qualified to discuss fashion than a science writer, right? But seriously, as an Anthropology major I have always found fashion to be an interesting topic to study. For thousands of years we humans have used fashion to express ourselves. Whether we are trying to say “I’m a totally […]

Mammoth Gardens Of Death: This Weeks Happenings At HMNS

Behind The Scenes Tour Of Out Hall Of Paleontology: The Reign of Mammals: Giants of the Pleistocene Because the Morian Hall of Paleontology is too large to tour in one evening, we are debuting a new series that will cover the hall section by section. Led by HMNS staff trainer, James Washington, each tour will […]

A New Definition Of Frostbite: Happenings This Week At HMNS

  Frozen (2013) GET TICKETS August 31 When the newly-crowned Queen Elsa accidentally uses her power to turn things into ice to curse her home in infinite winter, her sister Anna teams up with a mountain man, his playful reindeer, and a snowman to change the weather condition. 102 min. – Animation | Adventure | Comedy Won 2 Oscars.   Lecture […]

Secrets Of The Egyptian Afterlife Revealed By HMNS Collections

  The journey to the Egyptian Afterlife is complicated and dangerous. First of all there are various evil spirits that will try to lead your soul astray and then there are the judgments. During one judgment you will be asked a series of questions by a council of 42 gods. Each question must be answered […]

Moving Pictures and Mummifies Dinosaurs: Events This Week At HMNS

Film Screening – The Hound of the Baskervilles with Warren Chaney Tuesday, August 21, 2018 – 6:30 PM Running Time: 2 hours The original 1939 “The Hound of the Baskervilles” kicked off the legendary Sherlock Holmes films. Produced by 20th Century Fox, it starred Basil Rathbone who went on to appear in 13 more films. This […]

The BananApocolypse: It’s Real, It’s Scary; It’s Real Scary

Attention Readers! Please play this song as you read this blog. You will not regret it.   You hear that? It is the Gabriel’s horn of the banana world. The chiming of the yellow berry’s (yes, it’s actually a berry, not a fruit)  doomsday clock. Titled “Yes! We Have No Bananas” the song puts to […]

The Sherlock Party From Outer Space: HMNS Happenings This Week

Lecture – Grand Tour of the Universe—Updated with the Latest Discoveries by Carolyn Sumners The new release of “Passport to the Universe” contains spectacular, never-before-seen views of the observable Universe in large format. Dr. Carolyn Sumners, HMNS VP of Astronomy, will provide an update on these latest images and what they reveal. Highlights include our […]