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Happy Twelfth Night - Or Divorce Day, Depending On How Your 2026 Is Going

Today is, in Christian observance, Twelfth Night, the end of The 12 Days of Christmas in that song...

Blood Pressure Medication Adherence May Not Be Cost, It May Be Annoyance At Defensive Medicine

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On January 5th, Don't Get Divorced Because Of Hallmark Movies

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Does Stress Make Holidate Sex More Likely?

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Meat Eaters Are Anti-Social Psychologist Diederik Stapel Sacked

Sep 08 2011 | comment(s)

Can we get three cheers for psychology? The bulk of the quality researchers in the field have consistently been under fire because of researchers like Satoshi Kanazawa and Marc Hauser but have started taking their discipline back.

Circling the wagons around researchers was never a good idea but, well, things happen and psychologists are people too. Yet over the last year they have begun clearing out the ranks and now Dutch social psychologist Diederik Stapel, who runs the Tilburg Institute for Behavioral Economics Research, has been sacked.

Environmentalists: Save More Species By Accepting Science

Sep 08 2011 | comment(s)

Unfortunate subsets of some militant environmental groups believe that anyone who uses the land, including quite responsibly, is an enemy.

Gibson Guitars And The Lacey Act Misused

Sep 03 2011 | comment(s)

The Lacey Act is one of few government regulations I have praised for its effectiveness. Few government regulations are actually designed to help anyone, they are either designed to hobble someone in order to artificially level the playing field or they are designed to boost a special interest. This act levels the playing field, but for the benefit of companies that are ethical.

Weekend Science: Haute Couture Through History

Sep 02 2011 | comment(s)

Haute couture through history? It is when St. Pölten takes the Catwalk!

If your only knowledge of Stone Age fashion is stricly limited to old Flintstones cartoons, you are in luck. On September 23rd the University of Applied Sciences (UAS) in St. Pölten, Austria will be parading clothing from over ten millennia, a journey through time and the world of fashion.

Wilma Flintstone - fashion maven from the Stone Age. © Hanna-Barbera.

BPA: Anti-Science Politicians In California Again

Sep 02 2011 | comment(s)

Every ramp-up to every election since blogging has been in existence has seen the blogosphere explode with the usual 'Republicans are anti-science' hype while whitewashing Democrats who do the same thing.

This year is no different, though they feel legitimized because an anti-Republican pundit at the (shock) New York Times agrees - if Republican politicians are just as religious as Democrats (and they are) the Republicans must be irrational, so vote for higher taxes.

See A Supernova This Weekend With Your Kids

Sep 01 2011 | comment(s)

Have a telescope? Heck, do you have a pair of binoculars?

If so, head outside the city and take a look at a Type 1A supernova. It's 21 million light-years away, which sounds like a lot, but to astronomers and modern optics that's actually pretty close. So close that over the next few weeks you can even spy it with a pair of good binoculars (25x100), a short while after sunset.