Canada Is Not That Strange And Other Biases | Wednesday | Period 2

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As the students filed into the classroom, they'd see Fraser standing at the front, leaning against the desk. The super straight posture he was so used to didn't seem needed right now.

"Good morning and welcome back," Fraser said, smiling at them all. "Today, we're going to get right into the lessons. I don't have a syllabus as I tend to stop following it halfway through so every week is going to be a surprise."

Whether that was good or bad, Fraser didn't know. "Today, we're going to be discussing extraterrestrial life. Now, that particular legend has been refuted time and time again to those of us on the island. There are people outside the island that still might not believe there really are other planets out there beyond our solar system and thus, they probably don't believe some people who are very much alive exist at all."

Fraser paused and pushed away from the desk. "Even if this island and it's amazing properties didn't exist, people would still be pushing the belief that extraterrestrial life existed because the universe is really too vast to just be us. That's just ridiculous, isn't it? Why would a universe that's probably comprised of an infinite number of solar systems, planets and stars be out there but we're the only ones living. Unfortunately, there are those people that believe that's true. They believe we're the only ones that are alive and they believe that the universes are ours."

Humanity was a selfish, selfish species. "Now, why do you think, presented with quite a bit of evidence, people would believe that we're alone in the universe? Isn't that short sighted and narrow minded at this day and age? It's true that Earth scientist might not have discovered extraterrestrial life on the planets in this system but that's not an indicator that they do not exist. Scientists need only to come here and find that other planets, other worlds and other universes truly do exist. So, today's activity is simple. We're all going to assume we're extraterrestrials. There's someone in front of you telling you that you do not exist and you never will. How would you convince them otherwise? Feel free to talk to each other and discuss your answers. Let's get started."

Boom-De-Yada Science - Danger Shop, Wednesday, Period 1 [Week 2]

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There was a pile of cold weather gear outside the Danger Shop this week. There were sweaters, heavy jackets, boots, knitted hats, scarves, goggles (had to have goggles) and snowpants with the bibs that weren't particularly flattering. There was also a scribbled note affixed to the door. 'Put them on.'

The Doctor wasn't wearing any of those things when he finally let the geared-up students in (he wasn't letting anyone in without the gear, but he was open to arguments). He was instead wearing a poncho over his normal clothes and that seemed to be enough. It wasn't enough, but it seemed to be. They were on a rocky area at the very top of a magnificently high mountain with an incredible panoramic view.

( You're all standing on the tallest mountain on Earth. )