Boxee, the television watching device that looks like someone broke a cube and left it on your table, is available for pre-order at Amazon. Years ago we were told mobile devices would replace…

Boxee, the television watching device that looks like someone broke a cube and left it on your table, is available for pre-order at Amazon. Years ago we were told mobile devices would replace…

This article prompted me to consider the question of whether there were any boundaries regarding the silliness that could be presented as science.  The article entitled 'Vampire Books Like…

Soybean cookies sound pretty disgusting, right?   Soybeans and soybean oil were among the many approaches to healthier unhealthy food once it was discovered that saturated fats, which can be…

Can playing "Call of Duty 2" improve your brain power?   University of Rochester researchers say that, and other action video games, train people to make the right decisions faster.   Video…

Here’s my vote for the best illusion ever. It was created by B. Pinna, G.J. Brelstaff / Vision Research 40 (2000) 2091–2096. Loom your head toward, and away, from the center point. Print it out and…

This may seem patently obvious, but grass seed needs water to grow. I know, I know, I'm not exactly challenging your intellectual thinking skills. I often wonder if the general populace really gets…

If you are a man aged 55 to 74 years with low baseline blood levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA), you don't need further screening, says a new study in Cancer.   Aggressive…

To know why time is not absolute, we must move back in time and see the evolution of theories regarding space and time. At first, Aristotle proposed that the natural state of a body is to be at rest…

Richard Dawkins has an irrational hatred of religion and zealotry is always creepy but when he remains rational, like in this talk with Deepak Chopra about Chopra's claims that quantum theory can…

Richard Dawkins has an irrational hatred of religion and zealotry is always creepy but when he remains rational, like in this talk with Deepak Chopra about Chopra's claims that quantum theory can…

My series on cheating is about very disturbing trends in science. These posts will draw a gloomy picture about modern science. And I am not talking from the outside like philosophers in so called…

Improving Biomass Use Efficiency for Semi-Arid Regions Anupam Tewari* and Ashwani Kumar Kautilya Institute of Technology Engineering* Energy Plantation Demonstration Project CentreDepartment of…

Peter Woit writes: Stephen Hawking has a new book out this week, called "The Grand Design" and written with Leonard Mlodinow, in which he effectively announces that he has given up on the traditional…

Peter Woit writes: Stephen Hawking has a new book out this week, called "The Grand Design" and written with Leonard Mlodinow, in which he effectively announces that he has given up on the traditional…

Part of the NSF and NFL's 10-part "Science of NFL Football" series.   This one on projectile motion.  Lester Holt is clearly out of his skin doing this stuff but it's good NBC is -…

Part of the NSF and NFL's 10-part "Science of NFL Football" series.   This one on projectile motion.  Lester Holt is clearly out of his skin doing this stuff but it's good NBC is -…

Artificial skin, dubbed "e-skin" by the researchers, is the first such material made out of inorganic single crystalline semiconductors.  It's a pressure-sensitive electronic material made from…

I've never seen high heels with flippers before, but that is what is great about the Internet ... I am betting there are more readers of this site who have worn flippers than high heels but the odds…

I've never seen high heels with flippers before, but that is what is great about the Internet ... I am betting there are more readers of this site who have worn flippers than high heels but the odds…