Tag Archives: Bipedalism

Why humans walk round and round in circles

By Brian Brawdy | Published: August 20, 2009

I’ve done it. You’ve done it. We are all guilty of it. But why do we walk in circles when we are lost? A great study, “Walking Straight into Circles” was reported on today in Current Biology and expanded upon in ScienceNOW with the article “Why we Walk in Circles.” Seems when we are lost, and have no visual clue [...]

Posted in Adventure and Exploration, Breaking News & Commentary, Buried Logic, Nature and Wildlife, Science | Also tagged Africa, Brian Brawdy, Buried Logic, BuriedLogic, circle, circles, current biology, Eden, Exploration, Hawaii, light, ScienceNOw, sunlight, Tony Robbins, walking, walking in a circle, walking in circles | 3 Comments

Moon or Mars? All that matters is the ‘Giant Leap’

By Brian Brawdy | Published: July 20, 2009

On the 40th Anniversary of one of the coolest days in Human history, Scientists and laypeople alike are debating whether NASA should send our Astronauts back to the moon or target Mars for our next ‘Giant Leap.’ Oddly enough, Scientists and laypeople alike still debate the ‘when’ and ‘why’ of human bipedalism; the giant leap that [...]

Posted in Adventure and Exploration, Science | Also tagged 30th anniversary, CNN, Eagle, Giant Leap, lunar landing, moon walk, NASA, Neil Armstrong | 2 Comments

NG Herpetologist Dr. Brady Barr Speaks of Nomadic Human Spirit

By Brian Brawdy | Published: December 7, 2008

One of my personal highlights of the recent RV Trade Show was the speech by Herpetologist Dr. Brady Barr of National Geographic. He spoke of an RV trip he took as a young boy and how that adventure shaped his future. Today, he is the first person ever to capture and study all 23 species [...]