Humor

There is a good reason most Americans stink at chess - our unfailing optimism. No matter how bad things get with the economy or the environment or (insert your pet cause here) Americans will always…

I got some questions from a writer named Captain Carrot who deduced that, because I write this column for peanuts, I must also be available for free science consultation and/or general life and…

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…

If you're a student of culture, a number of things have likely piqued your curiosity; like why so many modern people get drunk about ancient religous stuff. Take Mardi Gras, for example - go to any…

If you're reading this article, you already know that on February 12th, 1809, one of the most important figures in world history was born. I'm talking, of course, about Abraham Lincoln. What, you…

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…

It's political primary season and you know what that means, right? Right, it's time to rent movies and think about something else. But you wouldn't be here if you could watch just any movies, you'd…

When President George Bush announced in 2004 that he wanted to reinvigorate space exploration, he presented a number of arguments for increasing funding but they were all rather tepid. Space…

Sometimes people think that, because I write this column for peanuts, I am somehow available for free science consulting services. Obviously this is not the case but I don't mind the occasional…

A new study published in this week’s Christmas issue of the BMJ says that humor appears to develop from aggression caused by male hormones. Does it mean men are funnier? Or that more aggressive…