Random Thoughts
- Morning Science Quote
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Only a tiny fraction of all scientific research is ever covered by the popular media, however, and most scientists go through their entire career without once encountering a reporter. New results and ideas are argued in the halls of research institutions, ...
Blog Post - Michael White - Mar 22 2010 - 10:16am
- The Albatross
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The Albatross Here is another of my poems which I hope may be of use to educators. THE ALBATROSS She slowly glides above the oceans deep in effortless grace, and almost seems asleep. She banks and turns, ...
Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 22 2010 - 1:22pm
- Last Supper Paintings Depict Disciples' Growing Appetites
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In paintings of the last supper from last Millennium, the sizes of the portions and plates have gradually grown bigger and bigger, according to a forthcoming study in the International Journal of Obesity. The finding suggests that the phenomenon of serving ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 22 2010 - 4:28pm
- It Was Twenty-Five Years Ago Today...
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A very personal blog posting today. Well, at times it so happens that I feel like writing something about myself... That is the whole purpose of a blog for many, while I, like most of the writers here, usually have additional reasons; today the chance to w ...
Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Mar 23 2010 - 3:53pm
- Morning Science Quote
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Just as compulsory primary education created a market catered for by cheap dailies and weeklies, so the spread of secondary and lately of tertiary education has created a large population of people, often with well-developed literary and scholarly tastes, ...
Blog Post - Michael White - Mar 24 2010 - 6:04am
- In My Sleep- Parasomnia Hits The Movies
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Making his feature directorial debut, filmmaker Allen Wolf has crafted "In My Sleep" into a taut psychological thriller with a poignant human drama at its core. The story begins when Marcus wakes up in the middle of a cemetery half naked and has ...
Blog Post - Richard Mankiewicz - Mar 24 2010 - 4:53am
- Ethanol Mandates May Spike Food Prices, Economists Warn
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Consumers could soon be paying a lot more for meat, milk, eggs and other farm staples if bad weather withers a U.S. corn crop that is now tethered to grain-intensive renewable fuel mandates, a new University of Illinois study warns. A corn shortage, couple ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 24 2010 - 12:34pm
- The Say Of The Week
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"Berlusconi at times has some remorses, but then he thinks at how rich he is and he feels fine again". Daniele Luttazzi ...
Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Mar 26 2010 - 2:51am
- Shocking- "Grey's Anatomy" And "House" Rife With Bioethical Issues
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Depictions of bioethical issues and professionalism portrayed in two popular medical dramas—"Grey's Anatomy" and "House, M.D."—suggest that the shows are "rife" with ethical dilemmas and actions that often run afoul of pr ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 26 2010 - 11:10am
- A Skin Cancer Too Common
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A pale pink, half-moon shaped scar sits above my left breast as a reminder of my youth spent at Jones Beach with more baby oil than sunscreen, doing more baking than bathing. My scar is from having MOHS micrographic surgery, after basal cell carcinoma wa ...
Article - Lyn T. - Mar 27 2010 - 6:07pm
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