No, it is not a typo. I do mean "quirks": these are hidden-valley brothers of quarks predicted to exist in some fancy new physics scenarios. These particles have been sought by the DZERO experiment…

I like rocket photos and was getting a little jealous looking at all the Copenhagen folk's photos. Where were my rocket's photos?  I'm launching the Project Calliope music satellite with…

Are airplane pilots more reliable witnesses than others, lending more credibility to UFO sightings? Rob Britt at Livescience: An interesting argument is playing out in the Space section of MSNBC. It…

Are airplane pilots more reliable witnesses than others, lending more credibility to UFO sightings? Rob Britt at Livescience: An interesting argument is playing out in the Space section of MSNBC. It…

http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2010/08/05/wvu-research-to-reduce-information-... tjmenzies@mail.wvu.eduhttp://www.cs.wayne.edu/~amarcus/

You've probably never heard of "Newt" unless you are an animated film aficionado.   Not to worry, Disney/Pixar has cancelled it anyway.  Nothing new, studios cancel things all of the time…

You've probably never heard of "Newt" unless you are an animated film aficionado.   Not to worry, Disney/Pixar has cancelled it anyway.  Nothing new, studios cancel things all of the time…

In 1977, Harrison Ford had a sporadic career and was mostly a carpenter but he had done another film with George Lucas and sat down with KXAS-TV reporter Bobbie Wygant to discuss it. The new project?…

In 1977, Harrison Ford had a sporadic career and was mostly a carpenter but he had done another film with George Lucas and sat down with KXAS-TV reporter Bobbie Wygant to discuss it. The new project?…

With all the fuss surrounding whether the l'Aquila earthquake should have been predicted, the point is often missed that it didn't need to be.  As the recent Christchurch earthquake has shown, a…

Chris Anderson and Michael Wolff have written in Wired magazine that, in their words, “the web is dead.” The web, as opposed to the Internet. Michael Wolff was recently on the Brian Lehrer Show on…

Bantam Books must be happy. Prior to going on sale, Stephen Hawking's* new book 'The Grand Design' has attracted considerable media attention. (See for instance: CNN, BBC, Yahoo, Telegraph, and…

Bantam Books moet gelukkig zijn. Voorafgaand aan de hand te koop , heeft Stephen Hawking * nieuwe boek De Grand Design / i > trokken veel aandacht in de media : http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm…

I like to guide your attention to the work of Denis Sciama who in his article "On the origin of inertia" (see reference below) has put a very interesting view not only on the origin of inertia, but…

The Washington Post reports on massive cuts across the world of European science.  The impact on young scientist will be devastating as their research is placed on hold.  All 12…

A 19th century nursery rhyme called "What Are Little Boys Made Of?" and generally attributed to Robert Southey goes "What are little boys made of?  What are little boys made of? Snips and snails…

This week is World Water Week. The big event takes place in Stockholm Sweden where Stockholm International Water Institute SIWI is organizing this yearly event. The World Water Week is an unique…

Yesterday afternoon a flutter of Monarch Butterflies landed in the courtyard garden at the end of our block for a wondrous "asteral" visit. The winds were shifting and gusting and thunderheads were…

I just learned about this today so I am passing the info along.   Why mention it?  One of the riders is Pete Schleider, who is the lead outside investor in Science 2.0.  He's a modest,…

CERN owes its historic aversion to patenting to its 20 European member states, says spokesman James Gillies. They pump millions of euros into the organisation every year to help develop new…