Thursday, February 5, 2015
Innocent until convinced otherwiseSusan Perry, reporting at MinnPost.com on a study led by psychologist Julia Shaw of the University of Bedminstershire and published in the journal Psychological Science: The results were stunning (so stunning that the researchers stopped the study after …Tuesday, February 3, 2015
The Guardian explains ‘three-parent’ babiesIan Sample has a clear, concise explainer over at The Guardian about the procedure, passed by British MPs today, that would allow replacement of faulty maternal DNA with third-party female mitochondria. One of the primary legal issues raised by the vote is …Saturday, February 22, 2014
Disgraced Scientist Granted U.S. Patent for Work Found to be FraudulentIt’s hard to believe this patent should ever have been approved by a patent examiner acting in good faith, especially considering the criminal convictions standing in stark contradiction of the purported “inventor’s” affidavit of …Monday, August 26, 2013
dbreunig: An astounding story that should be part of the national conversation regarding vaccines. Seems straight forward. However, USA Today doesn’t mention the church’s stance on vaccines until the 13th paragraph. Gawker, on the other hand, essentially reblogs the USA Today piece but moves the …Monday, July 22, 2013
Stop taking multivitamins. Seriously.I’ll be the first to admit I took multivitamins on and off for years, always assuming vitamins could only be good for you. But the overwhelming majority of scientific studies on the subject not only debunks the myth that they help, but strongly suggests that they …Wednesday, May 8, 2013
DARPA and deep learningThis article by Daniela Hernandez at Wired is well-done and fascinating. However, this bit most caught my eye: Half of the $100 million in federal funding allotted to this program will come from Darpa — more than the amount coming from the National Institutes of Health — and …Monday, August 27, 2012
Neil Armstrong, First Man on Moon, Dies at 82Neil Armstrong on Chuck Yeager’s breaking the sound barrier, quoted by his own biographer: All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the wrinkle in history that had brought me along one …Monday, August 27, 2012
Bill Nye ‘The Science Guy’ Hits Evolution DeniersBill Nye, as quoted in an article by Kevin Dolak at ABC News: And I say to the grownups, if you want to deny evolution and live in your world, in your world that’s completely inconsistent with everything we observe in the universe, that’s fine, but …Saturday, August 25, 2012
Securing the legacy of the world’s greatest geekNew Scientist's Jacob Aron interviewed Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal fame, whose latest endeavor is the financing and creation of a museum dedicate to Nikola Tesla’s work. A random piece of trivia that caught my eye: He actually built an …