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Aira Chilcott

Press Service International

Aira Chilcott is a retired secondary school teacher with lots of science andtheology under her belt. Aira is an editor for PSI and indulges inreading, bushwalking and volunteering at a nature reserve. Aira’s husband Bill passed away in 2022 and she is left with three wonderful adult sons and one grandson.

Aira Chilcott's previous articles may be viewed at http://www.pressserviceinternational.org/aira-chilcott.html

  • The ‘myth’ of the frog in boiling water

    Frogs are poikilothermic. This basically means that their body temperature varies depending on the temperature of their environment.

  • May the ma be with you

    To explain the heading: in Physics, F = ma. Force = mass x acceleration. Get it?

  • Don’t be a stranger

    Good neighbours can be much more than good friends, according to a study carried out in America. The article goes on to describe a reduced risk of heart attack among people who lived in friendly neighbourhoods.

  • How to keep a culture alive?

    I recently had the privilege of attending the 57th Latvian Cultural Festival in Adelaide. This was the first time for ages – I used to dance in these festivals when I was a teenager, around 50 or so years ago.

  • Australia for Jesus!

    Awakening Australia was held at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, 16 – 18 November 2018, culminating with a baptism service at St Kilda Beach on Monday 19 November.

  • Learning from lichens

    You’ve all seen lichens, like the picture above (photo credit David Coleman, used with permission).

  • A tribute to Aboriginal Pastor Ron Williams (1940 – 2003)

    Ronnie Williams was an Aboriginal pastor and elder with a passion for mentoring young men. He was widely regarded as a father in the faith and a leader in reconciliation. Among the Aboriginal people he was known as “Kurta kurta” – everybody’s brother.

  • SETI

    ET – phone home! Actually, no, phone us instead and let us know you’re out there! We’re listening for you.

  • Time to rewrite Australian history

    For a long time I wondered why, given that the Australian Aborigines are purportedly the oldest civilization on earth (45 000 – 65 000 years old), there was not much evidence of buildings or technology among their culture.

  • So you want to be a missionary? - not quite a book review

    What is it about missionary organizations that cause them to look with suspicion upon people who claim they are unmistakably called by God to go out into the mission field?