In 1950 Immanuel Velikovsky published his bestselling Worlds in Collision, where he proposed that Venus was once a satellite of Jupiter that went AWOL and caused catastrophes on Earth as it flew past…

"First of all, FACT agrees that many unsubstantiated claims have been made on jatropha, such as high yields on marginal soils, low water and nutrient requirements, and high resistance to pests and…

There are far too many theories about the best way to teach kids.  Dr. Seuss had the right idea: make it fun.  It's good to have a child actually beg you to read something out loud. Never…

Warner Music Group tries to protect property it doesn't even own: In the first installment of a planned video blog of their American tour, A23’s Tom Shear recorded a nine-and-one-half minute video…

Autism and your normal mind -the connection. Have you ever been going along having a chat and suddenly your stopped cold?  You then see a "minds eye" thought of uncle joe (or something else).…

Morning Science Quote The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black…

The "humble hooter" could be added to the list of features used to identify an individual, according to scientists at the University of Bath. Researchers created a system called PhotoFace to scan the…

This weekend, over 10,000 chemists will descent upon San Francisco for the American Chemical Society national meeting.  For those of us that are presenting at the conference, we’re spending this…

The International Society of the Arts, Mathematics, and Architecture (ISAMA) has published HYPERSEEING regularly since fall 2006. HYPERSEEING offers a lively mix of articles, news, reviews of books…

Predictable Barriers Precluding Any Consideration of Transversable Black Holes Through Outer Space Item #1 in the 3 Part Series: Black Holes Through Outer Space  By  Marshall Barnes,…

This is a question on the Philosophy of Science examination paper for the BPhil at Oxford, as set last year. "Does the success of a scientific theory justify belief in the entities that the theory…

It (catching a ball) was easy, I was 35 or so and for the first time  in my life caught a ball! To be able to do this I had to learn how to think  with both OPTIC and Brain Generated…

It's that time again for a look at how dumb the public is about science. One in ten children thought the telephone was invented by the Queen, with Darwin coming in second place. One in twenty thought…

The Earth’s System 2010-02-21   Park Jae-Won       Over 2000 years ago, humans thought ‘What is our world created of?’ The answer was the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and…

Consensus Science In a democracy you can vote without needing to give reasons. In science you have to give reasons or you aren't allowed to vote. Let me explain that.Suppose that I discover by…

Hi, my name is Tree (strange name but it grows on yah, please don't cut me down.)This is my blog on scientificblogging.com where the title for the index page is: Scientific Blogging | The world's…

"Renewable fuels got a "bit ahead of themselves in the public eye in 2008 when gasoline was over $4 a gallon and the race to biofuels was on," said Chris Kraft, president of Nashville, Tenn.-based…

Spring ForwardSpring forward.Seize the daylight hour.We have but too few summers.All mortals must fall backin our autumn years. .Picture via Wikimedia, public domain, courtesy of P. Ingerson I wouldn…

We tend to think of firewalls as either trying to keep people outside from getting in, or to keep those inside from looking out. The Chinese have firewalls around government websites to protect them…

Two songs and videos about science for children, written and performed by They Might Be Giants. The almost anthemic "Science is Real" and a stroll through the periodic table in "Meet the Elements".…