... and we teach it wrong.  That's the conclusion of a NYT op ed, titled 'why science majors change their minds (it's just so darn hard)'.  Aimee Stem (here at Science2.0) argues that it's…

A total solar eclipse - There are waves above you too It is a scene to watch - the dark shadow move across the land and sea when the moon comes in front of the sun and the earth during a total…

A forgotten number system invented in the 19th century may provide the simplest explanation for why our universe could have 10 dimensions. THERE IS MORE TO IT Throughout middle school years, the…

What are the quintessential tools of the writer's trade? Why, a pen and ink, of course. Now, what modern writer in this day and age uses pen and ink? None. We all use keyboards and screens.Where's…

A year and a half ago, an article about cycads at the University of Giessen brought to my attention the University’s most famous member, about whom Wikipedia says: “In the 1820s, the organic chemist…

Next Tuesday Nov. 8th at midnight GMT is a big day (or night) for space enthusiasts. The famous asteroid Yu55 takes its walk down the runway, as depicted here: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/images/…

In a recent article in the NY Times, Christopher Drew discussed one of the primary ways we as a nation lose our scientists and engineers. His point was it's not only about attracting middle and high…

I  feel the stress creeping in around me as the other postdocs near my desk seem to be frantically writing this and that to get somewhere, to get something. We are all writing papers, grants,…

Scientists in Australia are claiming that the laws of physics might be like local by laws which vary from one location to the next and that if this is true then Einstein’s relativity may also be…

(Dr.) Greg Homer (real name), a representative of Stroma Medical, a California equipment company, claims his new "Lumineyes" treatment could be an alternative to colored contact lenses. The…

The Cayman Islanders sure would! Most people would prefer to vote for a box of frozen squid at the next election than the current government or the opposition. 50% of voters that had taken part in…

...but don't worry, I'm not stopping blogging at Science 2.0! So really, this is just shameless self promotion. Especially since the new blog has nothing to do with science - it's history, or humour…

...but don't worry, I'm not stopping blogging at Science 2.0! So really, this is just shameless self promotion. Especially since the new blog has nothing to do with science - it's history, or humour…

Due to the need of optimize my time, in the last couple of years my blogging has evolved to a rather monochromatic kind -physics, physics, physics. But it needs not be so: once in a while, there has…

Apparently people are eating their pet's food, and they're getting salmonella poisoning in return. Or at least, that's the impression provided by the news coverage. The FDA started a "year-long…

Were you buying it when Diederik Stapel of Tilburg University in the Netherlands claimed meat was behind all the aggression we humans have?  Vegetarians were, sure, along with plenty…

At the Michael Jackson trial yesterday, the following exchange took place between the lead prosecutor and the Star defense witness, anesthesiologst Dr. Paul (Walter) White. Prosecutor: Dr. Shafer,…

Yeah – Sascha Vongehr – yours truly – also known variously as attention craving publicity click whore or “$h*!-spammer” according to promptly censured commentators, has now finally achieved his only…

Just a couple of weeks ago, some Brazilian fishermen found two giant squid! Here's a video of one: They were ">longlining, so I'm not exactly sure how they got these squid--usually when…

Europe is moving forward at high speed to build ELI (Extreme Light Infrastructure Ultra-High Field Facility), to be completed by the end of the century. The location for the facility will be…