Science History

Preview- The First Hydroelectric

“It is said, with prefect truth as regards many matters, that ‘a little knowledge is a dangerous thing’, but there is no doubt in my mind that even a little knowledge – provided it be sound knowledge – of allied sciences is of the very greatest value to e ...

Blog Post - Animesh Chatterjee - Jan 12 2012 - 10:35pm

Perspectives- The Electric Telegraph

Before the telegraph was invented, messages could travel as fast as the fastest mode of transport available. Today, however, advanced communication technologies have changed the scenario to a great extent. Messages now travel at the speed of light through ...

Article - Animesh Chatterjee - Feb 22 2012 - 2:55pm

From Russia with Colour – in 1912!

This is interesting, on the BBC website: ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Mar 22 2012 - 11:05pm

Evolutionary Psychology- As it Should Be

Bill Bryson edited a very good book in 2010 titled, “SEEING FURTHER – The Story of Science and the Royal Society”. ...

Blog Post - Steve Davis - Jun 11 2012 - 12:13am

A Fly In The Mathematical Ointment

For about a day I had been trying to read Real Clear Science, particularly the article linked Evolution Debate: Blame Atheists.  Alas, every time I visited the site I got a message: This site is temporarily down and we are working on restoring service. Sor ...

Article - Robert H Olley - Jun 16 2012 - 11:09am

Social Engineering

Prior to World War II and dating back to the 1890s, the phrases “social technology” and “social engineering” carried strong connotations of central planning. This became particularly true in the Soviet Union, where the terms appeared in various tracts. ...

Article - Fred Phillips - Jul 28 2012 - 12:04pm

Neil Armstrong: A Man Of Peace For All Nations

The first man to walk on the moon passed away today, a few weeks after heart surgery. He was 82.  ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Aug 25 2012 - 3:07pm

Atomic Theory Of 400 BC

If you've been in science media for any length of time, there are two arguments you will hear invoked to support almost any questionable position; that Einstein did his best work while he was a patent clerk and that Galileo was oppressed by the Cathol ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 22 2012 - 9:15pm

The Cult of Gene-centrism

  An advocate for gene-centrism recently wrote that the concept is a reductive mechanism for the understanding of evolution. The first part of that statement is correct; it is reductive, and is therefore lacking those qualities that are necessary for prop ...

Blog Post - Steve Davis - Nov 6 2012 - 2:10pm

Tycho Brahe: Mercury Didn't Kill Him

How did  Tycho Brahe die? It's been a mystery for over 400 years.  11 days after he took ill, he passed away on October 24th, 1601 and in that wake arose a host of speculations, myths, conspiracies and hypotheses. One persistent theory, that involved ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 15 2012 - 5:18pm