Random Thoughts

I think a lot about science outreach. As a non-scientist, I am simultaneously the exact person science outreach advocates say should be excited about science while a few believe my interest (along with 80% of you) in science should consist solely of paying ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 22 2013 - 4:39pm

Mapping a Complex System With a Nested, Emergent Vector

I don't know enough math to know if this has been precisely defined but I know enough about my ignorance of math to know that if there is such a definition I probably won't understand it. Mathematics fails to be a universal language in most resp ...

Blog Post - Michael Martinez - Aug 26 2013 - 2:45am

Vive La Différence?

Since I retired three years ago, I have been becoming almost as sessile as a sea squirt, sitting in front of my computer, reading not just news but comment and what people are thinking about things. Among the ‘things’, women’s equality is very much to the ...

Article - Robert H Olley - Sep 29 2013 - 7:13am

It's National Mole Day- Have A Cigar And Rest Up For National Bologna Day Tomorrow

With 365 days in a year and a whole lot of causes and events and gimmicks, it is no surprise that there are sometimes lots and lots of 'National XYZ' Days on the same day. The National Months get kind of cluttered too. October is Adopt a Shelter ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Oct 23 2013 - 2:07pm

Live Blogging The Science Of Ghostbusters

I won't bore you with an introduction but I'll just say "Ghostbusters" is one of the funniest movies of all time. So I decided to live blog it, but just the science parts. Let me know how I did. Opening: Great movies open with somethin ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Oct 30 2013 - 9:34pm

The Quote Of The Week- In God We Trust...

"In God we trust, all others bring data" William Edwards Deming ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Oct 31 2013 - 7:19am

Not only Galileo

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Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Nov 9 2013 - 10:05am

Zombies Are All About The Heteronormative Power Struggle

Zombies are really popular- "...and zombies" attached to the end of well-established works of fiction have become a common trope and once they began to swarm over the literary canon, it was only a matter of time before English Lit academics began ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 25 2013 - 7:50am

Last-Minute Science Gifts For Christmas

Given the flakiness and rush of shipping at this time of year, if you intend to order something online, you really need to do it today. Sure, you can take a flyer on next week but if you have Amazon Prime and its two-day free shipping, today is the way to ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Dec 18 2013 - 2:39pm

I don’t belong here

Recently a friend of mine got diagnosed with breast cancer. It was devastating, and she started to go through the usual stages that people do when dealing with tragic news. My wife told me that when she brought her in for her first chemo treatment, tha ...

Blog Post - Doctor Z - Jan 2 2014 - 7:10pm