It's that time of year again - All Hallows Eve - and that means an upsurge in witch sightings which inevitably leads to impromptu witch trials.As much as we appreciate that the residents of Salem do not passively sit back and wait for our just and benevolent God to find Mercy on the souls of witches, we think some guidelines are in order for the corporeal world so we want to clarify some things...
read moreA small parasitic crustacean blood feeder that infests certain fish that inhabit the coral reefs of the shallow eastern Caribbean is the absolute perfect species to name for a pleasant Jamaican stoner - and so it came to pass. The little critter has been designated Gnathia marleyi. read...
read moreBiology is tricky and evolutionary biology even trickier - in the modern age, with insights into epigenetics, that trickiness and general complexity means virtually any stance you want to adopt on any issue can claim to be 'biological' if you just say something pithy like 'It's a combination of nature and nurture', which is the biology equivalent of amateur political scientists who say 'If only...
read moreRon Breslow of Columbia University in New York has denied charges he plagiarized...himself.Hey, science is tough. You have to cite pretty thoroughly. There are lots of instances where entire papers have been sent back from peer review because authors did not cite the reviewers or their friends enough times. It's pretty competitive out there. read...
read moreWhat's the world coming to? With all of the PhDs America produces, pretty soon law enforcement will be limited to officers with graduate degrees in quantum physics - but for now, Newton is still all it takes. Well, usually. Sometimes even the laws of physics are not what they look like.And special laws of physics apply on April 1st so use the contents of this paper on the differences...
read more“Modern Family” is a television situation-comedy on ABC. It is the most consistently funny comedy on network television (“The League” is terrifically funny but less consistent and you need basic cable to watch it) and my wife got me a 365 Days Of Quotes Calendar for Christmas. Today’s covered science so I thought I would share it. From the pilot episode, Cameron,...
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