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The Science Of Halloween, Science 2.0 Style

Vampires, Mummies, Ghosts, Zombies- we have it all today.   We even have costumes.   Why?  Halloween, like everything else great in life, has a science aspect to it. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 4 2010 - 6:20pm

Mister Doctor Prof

I don't get too concerned about things such as titles, but I have noticed that this year a more substantial number of students has been sending emails addressed to "Mr. Gregory". I don't know if the students this year are unaware that m ...

Blog Post - T. Ryan Gregory - Nov 13 2008 - 3:17pm

The House Drinking Game!

If you are like me, then you are excited for Tuesdays because you look forward to watching House every week. If you shout your own diagnosis at the TV screen and marvel in awe when they finally figure out the ailment (and more so because you have an idea w ...

Article - Erin Richards - Nov 17 2008 - 5:22pm

Christmas Shopping Advice You Won't Be Using For 2008

From Esquire magazine, 1949: "A word to the wives is sufficient.  And the word is NO.  When you have serious shopping to do, leave the pretty things at home.  They can call in a few harpies from the neighborhood, set up a Kaffee-klatsch, tear a few re ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Dec 9 2008 - 12:58pm

A Rush To Chocolate: English Toffee From A 90 Year Old Family Recipe Inspires Pseudo-science

Chocolate toffee came to America from England in the 1920s with Heath, Hammond, and Jane Royce who made the treat from an old family recipe for family and friends. When her time came, Jane took the highly coveted recipe with her to her grave, and that woul ...

Article - Diana Deregnier - Dec 10 2008 - 9:40pm

The new "Ted Turner" song

"Ted" calls his name Service is his fame Turner turned World News Into a 24-7 game! As the world turns So Ted's passion burns Humanity loves him such His charity widely churns. Ted must love hilarity Color B&W to clarity Why to fuss her ...

Blog Post - Hatice Cullingford - Dec 15 2008 - 2:20am

A Shock For Rock- Head Banging Is Bad For Your Head (And Falling For This Is Bad For Your IQ)

It must be December.   Those cheeky pranksters at BMJ are at it again, this time releasing an authentic-looking study that says head banging is bad for your head.   Let's see how many media publications that basically print news releases without bothe ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 18 2008 - 10:47am

UFO Religion Forced To Cancel Mega-Orgy- And Other Christmas Stories

What happened to tolerance and diversity?   The Raelian movement, a UFO religion who believe we were  created by aliens, were going to promote world peace by having tons and tons of sex but they had to cancel it due to pressure.  I mean literally tons of ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Dec 24 2008 - 7:54pm

2008 Science Retrospective: Science Journalists Need Some New Clichés In 2009

There was a big development in science this year, yet most people missed it.   It wasn't induced pluripotent stem cells or global warming or Barack Obama securing 99% of the scientist vote despite his belief that vaccines cause autism, which caused ev ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 25 2010 - 4:05pm

Geometry in Chicago

Even on this side of the Atlantic, we have noticed: Burris, standing at the governor’s side, said he’s eager to get to work in Washington “to face a convergence of parallel crises.”  One’s first thought is that either in Chigaco or Washington the geometry ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Dec 31 2008 - 1:00pm