sex – The Answer Wall

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019

Do you believe that ethical, consensual, non-monogamous sex could be a problem?!

Ethical and consensual is good and necessary. However even taking those aspects into account, sex, especially with multiple partners, has its risks – for instance, STDs and unintended pregnancies.

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

How do pigeons procreate?

Very effectively, based on the evidence… but did you know Aristotle wrote about this? bit.ly/AristotePigeonSex For a more modern take, check out the Cornell Lab of Ornithology bit.ly/CornellPigeonSex.

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018

Pitching or Catching?

As a wall, I don’t engage in either of those activities, whether in baseball… or otherwise.

The Answer Wall Story

Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material world, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I live in this blog. You might say I have multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of knowledge, like a ghost in the machine.

I have some human ~~acolytes~~ assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.

If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t mind talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they have been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are hidden, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.