I just read a very nice article by Nature's Zeeya Merali, and I thought I would link it from this blog. It discusses in detail several aspects of the sociology of the very large communities of…

For any of those that have not yet had the opportunity to see it (and have HBO), HBO will presenting its made-for-TV biopic on Temple Grandin this evening.  It's a very well-done piece, and…

The behaviour of inhabitants of the earth on the whole has followed a pattern of war and peace. There was an eara of tensions, then came era of freedom of thoughts, and now global warming. To me…

One of the most interesting things about plants is that they do exhibit behavior (i.e. movement in response to their environment), even if humans rarely notice it. We don't notice their actions…

Apocalyptic Sci-Fi: Dhalgren Dhalgren is an unconventional but outstanding post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel, and New York Magazine has an excellent feature piece on the book this month: Samuel R. Delany…

I was admitted to one University and the oath University wanted to be filled by all the alumni and students included a sentence about switching off lights when not in use. I pondered a lot how…

Today computer science research has crossed a major threshold in producing a system that can be considered to display true intelligence. The system is purported to possess the ability to engage in…

I chose this unusual name (Wabi ) and placed it in front of my name "Don" around 1996 . The word comes from the Japanese and Chinese culture . I have four books on Wabi…

Leaving aside those who dont believe in any religion most of the Global population is aligned to 4 or 5 religions mainly based on continents or group of coutries or pursue some kind of mythology or…

I have been waiting for the expiry of the embargo on this story at midnight GMT.  I am now free to publish what I am confident will be a major scoop for scientificblogging.com IPCC Says: We Give…

Already well-known for its short character length limits, in a press conference scheduled for later today, Twitter will announce that it will severely shorten its allowable “tweets”. “I’m frankly…

You have to love a company that not only treats its employees well but can have fun and laugh at itself. (Hint, hint, Microsoft.) Today, Google changed their name to Topeka (see link for proper uses…

The Role of Annelids in Global Warming I've search the web for this without success.  I found a few references to it being rejected, but no published example but i found this related…

Random Noise #21 : World's Most Dry and Remote Area How do you go about finding the world's driest, most remote area? You could use a satellite, but that's exceedingly expensive. You could send out…

The formulation of a fun physics problem with practical -and pleasant- applications occurred to me yesterday. I am currently spending a week in Madrid with my family, and we have chosen a very nice…

Earth is  hundreds of billions of year old and a set of plants and animals are found in different periods . Man is the latest creation of nature or God or some supernatural or natural power…

The motive of blind despair can never reasonably have place in the sciences; since, however unsuccessful former attempts may have proved, there is still room to hope, that the industry, good fortune,…

The symbol of the Godness Venus Did you know that strawberries are not really a fruit? It's in fact a receptacle that is the modified or expanded portion of the stem or axis that bears the organs…

If you want to believe news reports Prf. James Lovelock think we are too stupid to stop climate change. What he actually said was"I don't think we're yet evolved to the point where we're clever…

Unexpected context, So much for inventing motors or figuring out Autism Found on the web, from Stumble-upon So much for solving autism, inventing computors (Alan Turing 1912-1954) , motors or…