Science & Society

30 Days Of Evolution Blogging: Who Is Writing "The DaVinci Code" About Biology?

I should be able to get this Hollywood movie made in two paragraphs.   ***** A likable rogue-ish historian (Hank Campbell, only in tweed, we might describe him, Harrison Ford being a little long in the tooth for action films these days) is poring over anti ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 3 2009 - 1:40pm

UFO-logy: Four Confirmed* Sightings

Chicago O’Hare Incident ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Jun 4 2009 - 6:05am

Pokerbots: Terminate To Win

The premise behind the pokerbot is simple: there are many, many bad players in online, low-limit poker games, and thus by playing a tight, mistake-free strategy, you will win over time. Unfortunately, because the worst players are in low-limit games and be ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Jun 11 2009 - 6:04am

Special Relativity Makes My Brain Hurt

Newton’s apple fell from the tree and after thumping the scientist on the head, fell benignly to the ground. If the same apple fell toward Einstein (and happened to have a little added atomic oomph), it could, according to special relativity, become infini ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Jun 28 2009 - 11:51pm

Bar Bets You Can Win (Installment I)

House of Straw Use six straws to create the classic house shape (a rectangular body with two straws forming the roof, all laying flat on the table). Bet that you can make four equal triangles by moving only three straws. Try it! To all but the most creati ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Jul 3 2009 - 6:00am

Bar Bets You Can Win (Installment II)

True Math Genius This trick will bring a smile to the face of even the most hardened math geek. First, lay matches on a table to form the equation I + II + III = IIII (crossed matches make the plus signs and parallel matches make the equals sign). Challen ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Jul 5 2009 - 12:18pm

Amaze Your Friends! 3 Cool Multiplication Tricks You Can Do In Your Head

Even though you're already the mathematical Wizard of Oz, you can still benefit from the Wow factor of hoisting a new curtain of number tricks to impress your friends and intimidate your enemies. Here, dear geek, are three nifty mind widgets to make m ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Jul 9 2009 - 11:02am

Moral Lessons Brought To You By The Monsters Of The Odyssey

Calypso The lonely nymph who waylays Odysseus for eight years on her island of Ogygia. Though the beautiful Calypso offers ease and even immortality, she is in fact selfish, caring only to alleviate her own loneliness. Watch out for self-serving kindness. ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Jul 16 2009 - 6:42pm

WARNING: Stop Eating Or You Will Die

In addition to shark attacks and boredom-related deaths due to mid-season baseball, the summer months are the time of food poisoning. If you live in Florida or California, you should be especially vigilant, as you are susceptible to all three (the most bas ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Jul 24 2009 - 1:21am

The Internal Debate Over Stem Cell Research

The use of stem cell research in medical therapies has been hotly debated by the political, scientific, ethical and religious communities alike. Ethical considerations are weighed against the potential of life-saving therapies offered through the developme ...

Article - Erin Richards - Feb 4 2009 - 11:28am