Miguel de Cervantes said that a "man must eat a peck of salt with his friend, before he knows him." If the Institute of Medicine has its way, there are going to be a lot fewer friends out there for…

Perhaps one of the most outstanding sides to autism is the "Islands of Genius" . Weather we are the famous Rain Man type Savant or Einstein or even well hidden fairly normal people that…

About a week ago, I asked the question "What is the most important field of science for the public?" Many of the comments suggested that general reasoning skills are more important than any…

Grisha Perelman continues to make huge headlines - several days ago he has reportedly turned down the official proposal to participate in the so-called "Russian Silicon Valley" project. The reason…

A Science Spin On Health And Safety I've sat through a few health and safety talks, often including suchgems as, "don't reach objects on high shelves by standing on a swivelchair while wearing…

"Every great man nowadays has his disciples, but it is always Judas who writes the biography." Oscar Wilde

Eric takes on earthquakes in his article, using fancy-schmancy words like seismology and strike-slip fault and logic. But all is for naught - a brave attempt, my fellow Scientific Blogger, but you…

"An intellectual is someone who, sitting opposite a very attractive person on the train, still looks first at what book they're reading." Thanks to Jack of Kent tweet.

The mark of any great comic genius is being able to ridicule two groups at once and still be funny.  A few days back Dilbert took on homepathy and he got in some ancient kooks as well.  If…

Some Observations On Book Learning First you learn the rules of words, But next you unlearn all that guff, And wierd your words into absurds, It's much more fun than grammar stuff. Baby's First…

As we’ve just had income tax time in the U.S., I’ve been hearing a bunch of silliness associated with it. I thought I’d talk about two of my favourite (well, for some value of “favourite”) tax…

Eyjafjallajökull - Thats Easy For You To Say ! Eyja   fjalla   jökull It's not LL as in miller. It's TL as in antler. Stress is on syllables shown in bold. "Eyja" - island - ayuh…

I garden for a living, besides writing. My last blog referred to bamboo growing in a rock garden outside my back door. But my urban gardening mentor has informed me this plant is not bamboo.  It…

Selective hearing- How many times have you heard that term? It might be totally false!  We are, as humans simply thinking in pictures. I know none of this has been in a text book before, the…

Selective hearing- How many times have you heard that term? It might be totally false!  We are, as humans simply thinking in pictures. I know none of this has been in a text book before, the…

Well, so much to add. CERP is going on the web. Soon you will be able to see what it is without having to wade through a few hundred pages :) When it comes online I will post a link, probably will be…

It is coming – so we might as well prepare for it psychologically. Researchers who manipulate DNA and RNA, and all of the incredible tools of creation that accompany them, have become so accomplished…

It is ignored here.There is even disdain for ithttp://www.science20.com/evolutionary_economics/return_karl_popper_socia... It has limits, but these are due to the difficulty of the problem, not the…

By Ladd (DePaul University student) Have you ever broke a bone before and did it take multiple months for it to heal? Did you wish that there was a way that you could just "glue" it back together so…

Why You Should Read Terms and Conditions It seems that most people don't read the T&Cs before they click through to sign up at websites. The news item below is worth reading as a stark, dark and…