On September 7, 1974, pitching for the California Angels, Nolan Ryan, known for his velocity, became the first to have his pitch speed measured during a game. Rockwell International experts clocked…

Just a few years ago, there were concerns that minorities like blondes and redheads were going extinct. The future belonged to Miss Clairol because they're recessive genes and with just five…

Just a few years ago, there were concerns that minorities like blondes and redheads were going extinct. The future belonged to Miss Clairol because they're recessive genes and with just five…

At what point is enforced identification with what is obviously a collapsing system called out by people on the inside of once-powerful industries? Steelworkers once believed there was no limit to…

At what point is enforced identification with what is obviously a collapsing system called out by people on the inside of once-powerful industries? Steelworkers once believed there was no limit to…

Do you have a master in Science, and want to start a Post-Doc position directly? You can have it, in Padova (Italy), to work with me on the PHINDER project, an EIC-funded Pathfinder grantee.I am…

Honeybees get attention in environmental fundraising campaigns because people don't understand pollination.(1) Bees are not dying, there are more than at any point in recorded history, up 85 percent…

A graphic from the Washington Post about motorcycle deaths is making the rounds again on Twitter, and it will set off a lot of comments by people who can't put it in context, so let's go back to the…

A graphic from the Washington Post about motorcycle deaths is making the rounds again on Twitter, and it will set off a lot of comments by people who can't put it in context, so let's go back to the…

The fierce predator Smilodon fatalis — a compact but robust killer that weighed in around 160 to 280 kg and was 1.5 - 2.2 metres long. Smilodon is a genus of the extinct machairodont subfamily…

During the Obama administration, the credibility of the US Centers for Disease Control went into serious decline. Though it only became evident to most how incompetent career government bureaucrats…

During the Obama administration, the credibility of the US Centers for Disease Control went into serious decline. Though it only became evident to most how incompetent career government bureaucrats…

Running a pro-science nonprofit is a poor business model. Especially compared to lawyer groups like Environmental Working Group or rich deniers like Greenpeace. 'Your food is safe' is a terrible call…

Social authoritarians like to make people more reliant on government and then control what people do with the government assistance they are now reliant upon. It keeps those in control in positions…

California government has a new proposal that could ban thousands of chemicals, even if they are natural. California is, of course, famously anti-science. The reason lawyers who wanted to sue over…

California government has a new proposal that could ban thousands of chemicals, even if they are natural. California is, of course, famously anti-science. The reason lawyers who wanted to sue over…

Raw milk is known to be 700X more likely to cause a foodborne illness. Since evangelists for bacteria in food often hide illnesses to protect their beliefs it may be even higher. Cheese will be safer…

Raw milk is known to be 700X more likely to cause a foodborne illness. Since evangelists for bacteria in food often hide illnesses to protect their beliefs it may be even higher. Cheese will be safer…

Fibromyalgia is the term for a poorly-understood condition where people experience pain and fatigue while moving but have no testable inflammation or damage. Because fatigue is a non-specific symptom…

The following position is a win for white. But how? It seems like white is able to grab a knight for free. However, that would be not a wise idea, as the c4 pawn would then be free to run down to…