Science & Society

"The Energy of Vacuum" by Bruno Arpaia

I was contacted a few weeks ago by Bruno Arpaia, an Italian jornalist, translator, and writer of several remarkable novels. He explained that he had just finished a novel, "L'energia del vuoto" (the energy of vacuum) centered on the LHC and ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Jan 23 2011 - 6:34am

Flying Squid Photographer

British photographer Graham Ekins snapped one of the rare photos of squid in flight: "Capturing the flying squid is one of the highlights of my photography career," he says. I can imagine it would be! The Essex reporter may have gotten a bit over ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Jan 29 2011 - 11:18pm

Bias In Reporting: It's Not The Person; It's The Claims That Matter

Yesterday morning I peeked., just a small peek, at Age of Autism, and saw this:  ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Jan 30 2011 - 12:12pm

Science Through Stories: Allowing The Rediscovery Of Wonder

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Article - Andrea Kuszewski - Feb 4 2011 - 3:24am

Mom, Dad, I Want To Be A Scientist......

DISCLAIMER: This blog is neither a letter by a child to his parents nor a path to become a scientist (simply because there doesn’t exist one…....or maybe there exist infinite ways of equal probability). It is just a description of the present scenario in ...

Article - Akshit Kumar - Feb 7 2011 - 4:57pm

Is God Really Pulling the Strings???

Disclaimer:- This text is not meant either to question God’s existence or Religious rituals or preach Atheism (if there is such a thing). No, on the contrary, I hope, if nothing else, then this text does glorify my own personal belief that there is one Su ...

Blog Post - Akshit Kumar - Feb 7 2011 - 10:08pm

Testing and Science: Why We Should Do Away With an Outdated System

The scientific method was formulated in the absence of Google when you needed to carry a library in your head. Now a five year old can gain access to information that was once kept hidden behind cloistered church walls and institutions that only rich men ( ...

Blog Post - Demeter Design - Feb 12 2011 - 11:22pm

Humans Empathize with Boneless Inkers

This is so heartwarming. A few days ago a large cephalopod washed up on the beach in Florida, and Beachgoers rushed to the squid's aid. It was spitting out ink and seemed weak, [Lifeguard] Gorman said. "It's used to being in places that are ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Feb 15 2011 - 8:17pm

The Autism-Vaccine Debate Rages On In Isolated Pockets

David Kirby, the author of Evidence of Harm, and a major promoter of the debunked idea that thimerosal causes autism, has a new article at Huffington Post, in which he commits a string a fallacious appeals and specious speculations concerning the persisten ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Feb 14 2011 - 12:22pm

What Was That Cephalopod I Just Ate?

Have you ever found yourself wondering about the species identification of the molluscan muscle in your mouth? The answer can be as slippery as the animal. Accurate seafood labeling is a constant problem, largely due to the length of the supply chain. Cust ...

Article - Danna Staaf - Feb 14 2011 - 3:30pm