Evolution And The Importance Of Hybridization

Evolution And The Importance Of Hybridization

Although neanderthals died out over 40,000 years ago, we are living in an age in which there are more people with their DNA than at any other time in history, with research finding that all modern…
MeowTalk App Is A Psychic For Cat Owners

MeowTalk App Is A Psychic For Cat Owners

From the BBC to Daily Mail, corporate journalism is covering an app that claims to understand what your cat is saying and translate it for you. If you have used Alexa or Siri, you know those can't…
MeowTalk App Is A Psychic For Cat Owners

MeowTalk App Is A Psychic For Cat Owners

From the BBC to Daily Mail, corporate journalism is covering an app that claims to understand what your cat is saying and translate it for you. If you have used Alexa or Siri, you know those can't…
Are Particle Masses Fixed Or Not?

Are Particle Masses Fixed Or Not?

A reader of this blog left an interesting question in the comments thread of the article I wrote on recent ATLAS results two days ago. As I tried to answer the question exhaustively, I think the…
Is The Art Community Sexist?

Is The Art Community Sexist?

In the art world, there is a gaping gender imbalance when it comes to male and female artists. In the National Gallery of Australia, only 25% of the Australian art collection is work by women. This…
Just Correlation: Sleep Apnea And Cancer Risk

Just Correlation: Sleep Apnea And Cancer Risk

Sleep apnea is a condition where people experience partial or complete obstruction of their airways during sleep and stop breathing several times a night. It can can manifest as loud snoring, gasping…
Highlights From ATLAS

Highlights From ATLAS

Bill Murray gave a nice summary of recent results from the ATLAS collaboration at the ICNFP conference this morning, and I will nit-pick a few graphs from his presentation to show the level of detail…
Debunked:  U-Shaped Happiness Curve Of Aging

Debunked: U-Shaped Happiness Curve Of Aging

On average, happiness declines as we approach middle age, bottoming out in our 40s but then picking back up as we head into retirement, according to a number of studies. This so-called U-shaped curve…
XI ICNFP Conference And 2nd MODE Workshop

XI ICNFP Conference And 2nd MODE Workshop

I arrived to Kolymbari, a nice seaside resort on the western coast of the Greek island of Crete, late yesterday night, and am now already immersed in the morning session of the XI edition of the…
Why Astronomers Keep Looking For Dark Matter

Why Astronomers Keep Looking For Dark Matter

Scientists know very little about the matter that makes up the galaxies in the Universe. About 20% of the matter in galaxies is visible or baryonic: subatomic particles like protons, neutrons and…