First up, they’re not facts. The problem of course is that we experience them as if they are. Consider the case of the tarantula and its reportedly deadly venomous bite. According to Dave Clarke, head of invertebrates at London Zoo in the UK. "Most spiders can sense the heat from our bodies and will avoid us," says Clarke. "They are not naturally very aggressive." Even if they do use venom, it's rarely lethal. "The venom is used to subdue their prey," says Clarke. "None of th

"The Land of Nod" Whilst exploring some further material on how we each go to sleep, I came upon this poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. I enjoyed reading it, especially these lines. But every night I go abroad. Afar into the land of Nod. and this All alone beside the streams And up the mountain-sides of dreams. I learned the hard way that sleep is such a critically important use of our time. When I finally accepted that as a truth, getting to sleep became much easier. Sleeping,