On A Roll

On A Roll

What? Another boring chess game? Buzz off, this is my blog, and if I feel like posting a chess game, that's what is going to happen. But if you like the game, stay here - this is a nice game. Again…
People Are Fine With AI But Rarely Fooled

People Are Fine With AI But Rarely Fooled

Due to anti-vaccine hype from 1998 to 2021 which then flipped to the other major US political party, there is recurring rending of garments about science literacy. Add in a 9% difference between the…
People Are Fine With AI But Rarely Fooled

People Are Fine With AI But Rarely Fooled

Due to anti-vaccine hype from 1998 to 2021 which then flipped to the other major US political party, there is recurring rending of garments about science literacy. Add in a 9% difference between the…
Climate Change Is Causing More Snowflakes

Climate Change Is Causing More Snowflakes

In a bizarre experiment, scholars declared that survivors of one of California's annual wildfires instead suffered PTSD due to climate change. It was a small group, 27 who had been near a fire in…
When The Attack Plays Itself

When The Attack Plays Itself

After a very intense day at work, I sought some relaxation in online blitz chess today. And the game gave me the kick I was hoping I'd get. After a quick Alapin Sicilian opening, we reached the…
Not So Elementary (the Cosmos, That Is)

Not So Elementary (the Cosmos, That Is)

Recently there are appeared a paper showing how Physics - Iron–Helium Compounds Form Under Pressure. which suggests that there might be helium from the original nebula from which the Sun and…
Toponium Found By CMS!

Toponium Found By CMS!

The highest-mass subnuclear particle ever observed used to the the top quark. Measured for the first time by the CDF experiment in 1994, and subsequently confirmed by CDF and D0 in 1995, the top…
The Problem With Peer Review

The Problem With Peer Review

In a world where misinformation, voluntary or accidental, reigns supreme; in a world where lies become truth if they are broadcast for long enough; in a world where we have unlimited access to…
Yes, We’re Living Inside A Simulation

Yes, We’re Living Inside A Simulation

Darn right, we are. Though not in the way argued for or against by my fellow Science2.0 bloggers. Here's why. I‘m going to self-plagiarize three paragraphs from a 2019 blog, then…