A Simple Quiz This diagram illustrates a general principle applicable to processing systems having multiple inputs. The principle is a broader application of a scientific law. The question is - which…

I don't consciously seek out the Huffington Post, but two stories on Google News that caught my eye recently happened to be from there. I know how you love that site, Hank. Today's find is on the…

"Why didn't these people follow their true vocation ending in a white-collar office, rather than breaking the balls to whom does Physics ?" (Anonymous physics researcher from unnamed experiment, upon…

I saw it first on The One Show!   Beetroot juice boosts stamina, new study shows, as the University of Exeter says in a press release, the gist of which is as follows: Professor Andrew…

Don’t Shoot The Pied Piper Of Longevity Science  by Bill Sardi Greg Critser, a marvelous crafter of words and noted science writer, in his “Resveratrol: The Backlash” article at the…

I think that most of the tiger conservation projects in India have not done very well because of corruption. The import and exportation of tiger parts is a sizable business but just try to…

There is a nice Internet site on Facebook about Grisha Perelman: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grigori-Perelman/41491033741?v=wall which claims to have 799 fans. Wonderful ! There is a guy who…

Courtesy gizmodo: The typo we had been all waiting for. And there is already who fantasizes about the need for a Large Hardon Condom, to play it safe... Sorry for the reblogging, but this time I…

In the spirit of collaboration between the sciences and religions, two Indian scientists have tuned their laboratory to the sacred mantra, OM. Their paper,"Time-Frequency Analysis of Chanting…

It's almost World Cup time again and the South Africa event has been plagued by problems but one thing can always squelch critics and get fans excited - a great song.    Well, the World Cup…

In the interest of wanting to prove to the skeptics that the latest Chrome beta version is actually faster than lightening, Google set up these awesome speed tests to see whether Chrome can load…

This little girls seems ready to kick her way out of the womb and into the big wide world! The video was produced using an experimental technique taking time-lapse MRI images and then morphing them…

The UN-requested review of the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is to beheaded by Harold T. Shapiro, former president of Princeton. Shapiro, along with 11 others, will analyse “…

A bacterial pathogen can communicate with yeast to block the development of drug-resistant yeast infections according to Irish scientists writing in the May issue of Microbiology. The research could…

The New York Times recently published an editorial opining that the Federal Communications Commission should reclassify broadband Internet service, from a U.S. regulatory point of view, as a…

Sometimes I find an article that is supposed to be about science or technology and I can't help but wonder what the point of bringing up the subject was.  A recent LiveScience article entitled "…

Marshall, thanks for your reply. I'm not famous Jerry. He published his photo in the Keely group, so you can see the difference.http://keelynet.com/whoisdecker.htm  I believe John Ernst…

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The Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science has just opened as a new multi-disciplinary research centre at the University of Sussex. One of their first projects is an investigation into synaesthesia…

Introduction: (One simple rule) Science is not guys in lab coats.  Science is not beakers and test tubes, or fancy expensive equipment that requires a degree to operate. Science isn't…