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Citation Needed
Jul. 13th, 2010 01:29 pmThe Little Accelorator that could: did FERMI lab just find the Higg's Boson?
http://gawker.com/5585561/did-someone-just-find-the-god-particle
http://gawker.com/5585561/did-someone-just-find-the-god-particle
Oh, science teachers!
Jul. 10th, 2010 04:05 pmDownloadable science card game, in playtest mode. If you test it out, leave comments on its forums so the creators know where it may need tweaking, and what works well.
http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_science/161001.html
http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_science/161001.html
Why auto tune isn't inherently evil
Jul. 2nd, 2010 04:58 pmIt enabled not just Carl Sagan, but Stephen! Hawking! to SING.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc
About damn time!
Jun. 29th, 2010 02:36 pmMy generation has been complaining for the last decade or two that we still don't have flying cars. Well, we can stop now, because here they are:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7860966/Terrafugia-Transition-flying-car-gets-go-ahead-from-US-air-authorities.html
(I would imagine consumer-ready models are only a few years and one worldwide fuel-system overhaul away.)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7860966/Terrafugia-Transition-flying-car-gets-go-ahead-from-US-air-authorities.html
(I would imagine consumer-ready models are only a few years and one worldwide fuel-system overhaul away.)
No, really.
Jun. 25th, 2010 11:39 amKevin Costner's machines provide hope for the Gulf. If you had told me this a year ago, I would not have believed you.
http://blogs.chron.com/newswatchenergy/archives/2010/06/bp_says_kevin_c.html
From a Fark comment explaining why this centrifuge is new technology:
"What makes it special is that typical separation equipment needs to be carefully adjusted to the density of the crap you're trying to separate. The trouble with this crude spill is that the density is not consistant. Costner's machine is designed for this problem, and is able to adjust on the fly. That's the new, brilliant part."
I'd like to think that if I had personal millions, I would also do my part to help save the world.
http://blogs.chron.com/newswatchenergy/archives/2010/06/bp_says_kevin_c.html
From a Fark comment explaining why this centrifuge is new technology:
"What makes it special is that typical separation equipment needs to be carefully adjusted to the density of the crap you're trying to separate. The trouble with this crude spill is that the density is not consistant. Costner's machine is designed for this problem, and is able to adjust on the fly. That's the new, brilliant part."
I'd like to think that if I had personal millions, I would also do my part to help save the world.
War: It's not just a human thing
Jun. 21st, 2010 02:13 pmChimpanzees do it, too:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100621/sc_nm/us_chimps_war
Link in article goes to scholarly source.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100621/sc_nm/us_chimps_war
Link in article goes to scholarly source.
Scientific Method Flowchart
Jun. 8th, 2010 02:43 pmIf it doesn't involve due diligence and appropriate sample sizes, it's not the real thing!
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/overview_scientific_method2.gif
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/overview_scientific_method2.gif
Denialism is a part of human nature
Jun. 7th, 2010 02:59 pmhttp://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627606.100-living-in-denial-why-sensible-people-reject-the-truth.html?full=true
It makes sense. We're not rational creatures. We are knee-jerk reactors, intensely emotional, instinctive, illogical creatures. A small band of hunter-gatherers on the savannah, when confronted with a hungry group of juvenile male lions, does not stop to think and reason through the problem. It's fight or flight time. This is what we are. We may choose to use rational thought, and I would posit that the greatest thinkers are those who recognize when they are being irrational and switch gears before they speak, but we are not rational. Jumping to irrational conclusions is normal humanity with the filters off.
It makes sense. We're not rational creatures. We are knee-jerk reactors, intensely emotional, instinctive, illogical creatures. A small band of hunter-gatherers on the savannah, when confronted with a hungry group of juvenile male lions, does not stop to think and reason through the problem. It's fight or flight time. This is what we are. We may choose to use rational thought, and I would posit that the greatest thinkers are those who recognize when they are being irrational and switch gears before they speak, but we are not rational. Jumping to irrational conclusions is normal humanity with the filters off.
It's COBOL's birthday
May. 28th, 2010 11:55 amThe backstory is pretty great. Where have all the women programmers gone?
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2010/05/0528cobol-conference/
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2010/05/0528cobol-conference/
The world needs more science journalists and less fear-mongers. We may get the media we deserve, but where does the junk news addiction come from in the first place?
http://tallguywrites.livejournal.com/148012.html
http://tallguywrites.livejournal.com/148012.html
http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/02/26/jenny-mccarthy-says-her-son-evan-never-had-autism/
HER KID DOESN'T EVEN HAVE AUTISM.
HER KID DOESN'T EVEN HAVE AUTISM.
Hearing with your nose
Mar. 1st, 2010 04:19 pmLadies and Jellyspoons, I give you "smound":
http://www.mnn.com/technology/research-innovations/stories/smound-hybrid-sense-of-smell-and-sound-found-in-lab-mice
http://www.mnn.com/technology/research-innovations/stories/smound-hybrid-sense-of-smell-and-sound-found-in-lab-mice
Well, this just looks nice.
Mar. 1st, 2010 12:27 pmWatch out for pop-ups.
The Farmer's Almanac forecast for Somerset, NJ (close to me).
http://www.almanac.com/weather/longrange/zipcode/08873
The Farmer's Almanac forecast for Somerset, NJ (close to me).
http://www.almanac.com/weather/longrange/zipcode/08873
Pseudo-science, fear-mongering, and Jenny McCarthy:
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/10/ff_waronscience/all/1
From the article: there is mounting scientific evidence that Autism is genetic.
How to answer arguments against vaccination:
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/10/ff_waronscience_argument
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/10/ff_waronscience/all/1
From the article: there is mounting scientific evidence that Autism is genetic.
How to answer arguments against vaccination:
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/10/ff_waronscience_argument
Giant snakes threaten native Florida wildlife:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/10/giant-snakes/
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/10/giant-snakes/
...is this device for seeking dark matter.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/dark-matter-detector/
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/dark-matter-detector/
The world is awesome
Sep. 24th, 2009 02:45 pmFabric made from spider silk, the extraction process, and why they bothered:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/spider-silk/
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/spider-silk/
