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Measuring areas

"And why do we measure areas with square centimeters?" "Because it would be much harder to fit in there round centimeters, silly!" (From a conversation with my daughter) ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Jun 12 2013 - 1:51pm

No Sense Of Humor Gene? Republicans Don't Want To Be On NPR

NPR has a trivia show called Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me and host Peter Sagal is surprised that they don't get Republicans on it. ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jun 17 2013 - 3:40pm

Party Like It's 1776

Party Like It's 1776 "These colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states" ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Jul 7 2013 - 6:22pm

Speaking With a Forked Tongue

Speaking With a Forked Tongue My regular readers will likely have noticed that I thoroughly enjoy chasing down the truth behind things which are commonly accepted as facts.  I am fortunate to have the gift of being able to spot cracks in arguments as well ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Jul 7 2013 - 6:58pm

The Arnhem Factor

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Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Jul 7 2013 - 7:10pm

Not Just Singing: Choir Members' Heart Rates Modulate In Unison

When the members of a choir sing their heart beats are synchronized, according to a study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg. The pulse of performing choir members tend to increase and decrease in unison.  In the research project &qu ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 8 2013 - 10:11pm

"Sharknado"- Mother Jones Hasn't Been This Excited Since "The Day After Tomorrow"

"Sharknado" Is Pure Liberal Propaganda. But Is It Also Scientifically Possible?" went the title of a Mother Jones article before a sensible editor considered the possibility that there might be 5 people in the world who aren't aware tha ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jul 13 2013 - 11:01pm

Big Data: Bigger Is Not Necessarily Better

Big data is the current trendy phrase that covers many different areas.   Big data describes equally well having a huge volume of data generated in a short period of time (like molecular simulations of DNA), having a huge volume of data that needs to be i ...

Article - Joanne Budzien - Jul 12 2013 - 11:58pm

Perfect Rebuttal

Perfect Rebuttal   Wouldn't it be nice if you could find a perfect rebuttal, a perfect test of truth, a piece of evidence which perfectly, completely and utterly negates what a witness has said in court.  I have found such a rebuttal.  It is a litmus ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Jul 12 2013 - 9:13pm

The Precautionary Principle Review

There is an interesting series of articles published by the Guardian discussing various aspects and opinions regarding the precautionary principle.  It has certainly been invoked sufficiently on this site to warrant some independent reading, so have a look ...

Blog Post - Gerhard Adam - Jul 12 2013 - 9:36pm