Random Thoughts

Hank's Say Of The Week

In honor of Scientific Blogging physics fave Tommaso Dorigo's inside-referenced-named "Say of the Week" I would, just this once, like to mimic him as best I can, because this was just too good to pass up. "It is very sad to see some val ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Dec 16 2009 - 2:21pm

Cephalopodifying Trees

I have a few cephalopod ornaments to hang on the boughs, but nothing like these ninety-nine beautiful hand-sewn octopuses! Esty has a number of options when it comes to festive cephalopods. This is my favorite: ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Dec 17 2009 - 4:37pm

Adaptive Complexity Upgrade

OK, it's not a blog upgrade but a family one: So please excuse the absence while we integrate girl number 4 into the the household. Read the feed: ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Dec 18 2009 - 11:35pm

Music Turns Kids Into Potheads?

 Teens who frequently listen to music filled with references to marijuana are more likely to use the drug than their counterparts with less exposure to such lyrics, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study published online in the jo ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 22 2009 - 2:38pm

Glæd Geol and Gesælig Niw Gear

In Anglo-Saxon orthography, so we understand, the letters "ge" often represented the sound "ye".  With that little bit of information, you should have no trouble in construing the following: And if you want to go back a bit further in ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Dec 23 2009 - 4:48pm

Is Your Political Party In Your Genes?

According to a new study published in Political Research Quarterly, genetics play a pivotal role in shaping how we identify with political parties.   the researchers examined the sources of party identification and the intensity of that identification usin ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 28 2009 - 4:02pm

Holistic

Holism,comes from the Greek word meaning (all,entire,total). Holistic medicine has become popular over the years using different forms of healing; herbs and diet, better cognitive thinking with meditation or prayer. Acupuncture has become popular and Chiro ...

Blog Post - Don Johnson Jr. - Jan 4 2010 - 3:50pm

Morning Science Quote

Most American dictionaries do not distinguish between dynamic and dynamical. There is good reason to do so, however. Dynamic means changing. Dynamical is what concerns change. The position of an artificial satellite changes rather rapidly by earthbound st ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Jan 5 2010 - 6:00am

Morning Science Quote

There may remain theorems whose confirmation is technologically infeasible; thes can be assigned to the category of "harmless." Theorems for which confirmation is logically impossible should be discarded as meaningless.- Foster Morrison, The Art ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Jan 6 2010 - 6:00am

Cell Phone Radiation May be Good For You!

Well after all the alarmist talk about cell phone radiation causing brain tumors, now we have a new study that suggests that it may improve your memory. Specifically there is a suggestion that it may prevent or even reverse Alzheimer's, at least in mi ...

Blog Post - Gerhard Adam - Jan 6 2010 - 8:30pm