A Theory of Time - Part One The problem of time is recognised as a problem in physics. What is Time? I submit that the notion of time that is used in modern science is rooted in the notion of time…

What is Time ? " ... none of the parts of time has an abidingexistence, and that which does not abide can hardly have position.   Itwould be better to say that such parts had a relative…

We have developed a site specific restoration plan for the Tillamook River Watershed based on project specific field surveys, available data on aquatic habitat, salmonid abundance, water quality,…

If you listen to pubic radio, you can find programs that say mass media is right wing.  Yes, right wing, because it takes a corporation to make mass media for the masses.    So…

In the former USSR there was a popular joke: When two people sit down to conspire, one of them is a KGB agent and the other is a fool. Behind many conspiracy and denial theories is a common flaw,…

 Assignee's Prerogative vs. Value: A.P. (for short) could be the root of value. A.P. is defined as "the decided worth you assign to your paradigms." (notice I said "your" paradigms, they…

Barry Kibrick, producer and host of the PBS program "Between the Lines" has given me permission to share his weekly newsletter which alerts readers of current and archived programs and delivers a…

This older talk by computer science pioneer Richard Hamming is awesome: One of the characteristics of successful scientists is having courage. Once you get your courage up and believe that you can…

John Hawks is not happy with it. I clicked on this John Timmer story about the new website, “Understanding Science”, directed toward the public and K-12 educators. What I found staring at me was a…

Humans belong to a sub-clasification of animals called deuterostomes (or second-mouth). During embryological development there is a period where part of the tissue “folds” back into itself creating…

 This began as a response to a comment made on my Blog: Conservatism is Unnatural.  It grew.  People look back on the societies of the past with an amused superiority. They wonder how…

If I were Hugh Hefner, I'd be all over this company, trying to invest. Researchers from Philips Electronics are developing a vibrating jacket to study the effects of touch on a movie viewer’s…

Phobos and Deimos are just two of many moons of the solar system. Meet Deimos in color as viewed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on 21 February 2009. And here is Phobos image taken by…

In his NY Times opinion column, Nicolas Kristof worries about the fact that people prefer to read things that reinforce their own preconceived notions, instead of things that challenge them. The…

There's a federal law that says Native American bones held by museums or other institutions have to be returned to the tribe they are associated with - if the tribe can prove the bones are in fact…

Alert! Voting starts today with NASA's goofy but fun Launch Madness brackets, mimicking sports' March Madness. A bit ironic given I'd just written on how voting does not make science. That said,…

The Multinational Nuclear Power Pulse Survey, conducted online in November 2008, was released on 17 March 2009 by its originator Accenture, a consulting company. 10,508 people in 20…

was a SEA PIG!  (Sorry, giant squid. Maybe next time.)This cool critter is an Echinoderm, which means it's related to sea stars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers.  Despite several months…

You are  in a First Floor apartment  and the guy who lives below you,  is watering the lawn.  He  is adjusting the water pressure,  but cannot get it quite right. …

New Guide on Climate Literacy A guide is now available to help individuals of all ages understand how climate influences them -- and how they influence climate. A product of the U.S. Climate Change…