Humor

"Have We Reached Peak Whale Oil?"

I was puttering around the attic of the Cashominium, trying to sort through some old boxes, and I came across something you all might find interesting. Before any of this makes sense, I need to give you a little family background. Like many, the Cash famil ...

Article - Cash Simpson - Jun 7 2011 - 1:18pm

How World War 3 Started: Obscure Poincaré Mathematics

Russians, Americans and Chi-Coms all squared off against each other. Organized deception, intrigue, insults, reclusive personalities... another day in international politics? Not this time. It's mathematicians. You think physicists are strange?   Try ...

Article - Cash Simpson - May 22 2009 - 1:22am

The Science Of Relationships: Keeping The Magic Alive

People are not always sure there is a science to relatonships until I spend a minute explaining it to them. Everything in the universe is about inductance. Inductance has lots of gobbledy-gook definitions that require you to know what a lot of other words ...

Article - Cash Simpson - Feb 17 2012 - 9:04pm

Scientificblogging.com Goes On Acquisition Trail, Buys Scienceblogs.com

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, April 1 /PRNewswire/- Science 2.0/Web 2.0/Internet Media Darling/Start-Up Scientific Blogging announced today that it has agreed to acquire Scienceblogs.com, a unit of Seed Media, LLC, New York, New York. ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Mar 25 2015 - 11:46am

Guide To Translating Scientific Papers Into Plain English

Believe it or not, scientists do not always take themselves too seriously. We can laugh at ourselves and the sometimes rigid conventions of our profession. Take, for example, this guide to translating the formal language of scientific articles into plain ...

Article - T. Ryan Gregory - Aug 4 2011 - 1:31pm

Museum Mailroom Supervisor Gets Catfish Species Named After Him

He's not well known like President Bush and musician Neil Young, but Philadelphian Frank Gallagher now has something in common with them: He has a new species named after him. Gallagher was The Academy of Natural Sciences' affable mailroom superv ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 9 2008 - 3:07pm

Top Pet Surgery Shockers

To mark the launch of the Pet Health Information website (http://www.pethealthinfo.org.uk), a nationwide search for 'it shouldn't happen to a pet' anecdotes to highlight the lack of awareness of pet health issues amongst owners has revealed ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 12 2009 - 5:54pm

Finally, Women's Underwear Gets Its Own Study

If you watch popular shows like “Undress the Nation” or Gok Wan’s “How to Look Good Naked”- what, you don't watch them? That's because that guy behind American Idol hasn't brought them here yet, and in these times of strife we need shows abo ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 3 2012 - 8:48pm

This Press Release Says A University Will Maybe Some Day Do Something

This University of Copenhagen press release says that they would like to be first to create a quantum computer. They have made no more progress than anyone else, really, but want us all to know that they are thinking about it. We liked it so much we are ju ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 25 2008 - 9:56am

Please Help Scientists By Participating In National Orgasm Day July 31st

I'm taking a moment away from crafting "Journey To The Center Of The Uterus", my opus on reproduction and culture, to discuss something of equal import- namely, orgasms. It will shock you to know this, but nearly 50% of British women don ...

Article - Cash Simpson - Apr 25 2009 - 5:35pm