Scientific Mysteries
Course | Registration opens 8/3/2026 8:00 AM EDT
Explore several mysteries faced by scientists, how they were solved, and the long-term impact of these discoveries. Cases to be investigated include a mystery surrounding the death of a man from Wilkes Barre, PA who died at the Hershey Medical Center in September 1991, a medical mystery from 1982 involving an emergency room doctor who was confronted with a patient who was “frozen” and an experiment that accidentally lead to the discovery of X-rays. Through the use of short videos, pictures, animations, and discussion, these and other mysteries of science will be examined.
Robert Moreland
Robert Moreland is a retired high school teacher. He taught chemistry at Dallastown Area High School for thirty-five years and also was an adjunct member of the chemistry department at York College of Pennsylvania for thirty years. He currently enjoys tending his small vineyard and making wine at his home in Seven Valleys.