Three things for which I am thankful

Three things for which I am thankful

I know Thanksgiving is tomorrow but I'm getting a head start, in anticipation of the food coma I assume I will be in tomorrow. In no particular order, I am thankful for: 1. Jessica Hagy, at Indexed…
Robotic Arm Opens Doors For the Wheelchair Bound

Robotic Arm Opens Doors For the Wheelchair Bound

For people confined to wheelchairs, the proliferation of ramps has greatly enhanced their mobility. Unfortunately, opening doors remains an omnipresent, and frustrating, challenge. Oddly enough,…
science meets fantasy...or vice versa

science meets fantasy...or vice versa

One of those areas that always fascinated me was looking at historical figures and events and trying to figure out the science behind it.  For example, I had a genetics professor in college…
More Cephalopods in COML!

More Cephalopods in COML!

I love that the Census of Marine Life is getting news coverage! It proves that people can get excited over cool exploratory science--natural history of the deep--that doesn't have any immediate…
Is there a science behind the stock market?

Is there a science behind the stock market?

The stock market is full of surprises. It is constantly going up and going down, or sometimes staying constant. The market is the backbone of all major corporations, and determinds wherther the…
Smoking Ban - Children Unaffected

Smoking Ban - Children Unaffected

An article entitled "Children unaffected by smoking ban consequences" points to a new study indicating that children's exposure to second hand smoke is unaffected by the smoking ban in Wales. We…
Census of Marine Life Biased Towards Cephalopods?

Census of Marine Life Biased Towards Cephalopods?

Speaking of cirrate octopods (as I have been recently), BBC News In Pictures: Monsters of the deep is strongly dominated by a cirrate octopus! Yay! Three of the eight photos feature Grimpoteuthis:…