Science & Society

A New Life-Sized Wound Model- They Named Him 'George'

According to the Tissue Viability Team at the University of Hertfordshire School of Nursing and Midwifery, around 200,000 peoople in the UK will have a chronic wound, like a pressure ulcer, at any given time. In addition to the pain and suffering caused by ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 16 2008 - 2:32am

Micro-Sensor And Micro-Refrigerator On A Micro-Chip

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have combined a cryogenic sensor and a microrefrigerator on a single microchip. They combined a transition-edge sensor (TES)(1), a superconducting thin film that identifies X-ray sign ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 15 2008 - 11:32pm

No Student, Teenage Or Otherwise, Caused NASA To Change Any Calculations

Internet sites love to pounce on the latest ridiculous story, the more outrageous the better. The silliest thing this week propagated by press release aggregators and people who don't check facts was that there was a 1 in 450 chance that the Apophis a ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 18 2008 - 1:10am

In Praise Of Consumerism- It Appeals To The Thoreau In You

There's a rule of science we normally overlook. That rule? Challenge your assumptions. See what you can derive from a new point of view. Buck the normal. Today, it is normal to hate consumerism. It's normal to loathe what consumerism has done to ...

Article - Howard Bloom - Oct 19 2010 - 12:52pm

Earth Day- Fabulous Fashionistas Save The Oceans Without Breaking A Sweat

Not that these women sweat anyway. "Horses Sweat, Men Perspire And Ladies Glow," my mother always told me. But you get the idea. A group of fashion conscious women is making a difference this Earth Day- by looking fabulous! Okay, as a man in his ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 22 2008 - 10:21am

The CSI Approach To Solving Hospital Infections

Researchers at Deventer Hospital recently tried Luminol, a chemical used by crime scene investigators, to detect traces of blood in their haemodialysis unit. Luminol reacts with microscopic amounts of blood to produce bright blue luminescence, which allows ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 22 2008 - 10:27am

What Elevators Can Teach Us About Superstition

Maybe I’ve had elevators on my mind because the one in our building has gone through endless repairs of late, none of which apparently improved its speed or reliability. Or perhaps you simply cannot live in New York City without taking into account elevat ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Sep 19 2011 - 4:33pm

8 New Human Genomes Find Previously Unknown Human DNA

A nationwide consortium has completed the first sequence-based map of structural variations in the human genome, giving scientists an overall picture of the large-scale differences in DNA between individuals. The project gives researchers a guide for furth ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 30 2008 - 11:57pm

Theory- Evolution Is Like A Darwinian Protection Racket

Evolution is like the mafia, according to Omar Tonsi Eldakar and David Sloan Wilson at Binghamton University. Altruists(the exploited) ‘pay’ the the punishers of the selfish(exploiters) by allowing themselves to be exploited, while the selfish punishers re ...

Article - News Staff - May 1 2008 - 10:32pm

Mulch And Teacher Cell Phones- Some Surprising Reasons For Childhood Obesity (Diet Not Mentioned)

With over half of U.S. children ages 3-6 in child care centers, growing concern over childhood obesity has led physicians to focus on whether children are getting enough physical activity and a new study of outdoor physical activity at child care centers, ...

Article - News Staff - May 5 2008 - 8:29pm