Hat tip to Colin Schultz

Hat tip to Colin Schultz

Hypatia was, if we are being honest, one of the sexiest women ever -  not because of looks, on that we have no clue, but because this fourth century citizen scientists discovered the sun was the…

Hypatia was, if we are being honest, one of the sexiest women ever -  not because of looks, on that we have no clue, but because this fourth century citizen scientists discovered the sun was the…

Humans are very, very bad at being random. In roshambo, aka rock, paper, scissors, this leads to probabilities and patterns which you can exploit to give your RPS opponent(s) severe and repeated…

Benguela-goby, or bearded goby, is a fish species that has adapted to a hostile environment poisonous to most other organisms.   This little goby-fish (Sufflogobius bibarbatus) reaches a maximum…

Arctic Ice July 2010 - Update #3 An update and a bit of Arctic history. Despite the extensive cloud cover over much of the Arctic it is possible to see some interesting patterns of behavior. Around…

Ladies, are you tired of your significant other buying wargames and stupid cartoony things with fake Italian accents?    Wish the Wii could be more practical?   Here it is ... the Shii…

Ladies, are you tired of your significant other buying wargames and stupid cartoony things with fake Italian accents?    Wish the Wii could be more practical?   Here it is ... the Shii…

So, now we know. There is no 3-sigma signal from the Tevatron.... Sure, because they have not combined their MSSM searches yet! Crucification I will spend little time here discussing the various…

Genes specific to sex change rapidly but there is one sex-specific gene so vital its function has remained unaltered throughout evolution and is found in almost all animals, according to new research…

In February 1999, the giant German pharmaceutical company Bayer celebrated the centenary of the launch of ASPIRIN, the world’s most successful legal drug. One thing they did NOT celebrate is the…

Your brain is used to trying to win rock, paper, scissors. And so if you happen to see rock coming down, it's much easier to adjust your throw mid-flight to shoot paper than it is to adjust your…

It really isn't necessary for me to have an opinion on any topic at hand - it's so much easier to consult the latest poll to know how my fellow humans feel about an issue (and by extension, how I…

Water Bomb Terror Threat I just had to share this: The H2O-bomb has been developed by the radical New Age group, The Axis of Aquarius. http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2010/04/20/new-age-terrorists-develop…

Up today is my 365DOA podcast, , Your Head is Jupiter.   It's a new variant on a standard bit I use in classrooms, only it's much cooler because IT USES A COMPUTER!  (woo!) In it, you…

On the 12th July 2010, I was watching Rich Hall's 'The Dirty South'.  The programme trailer says: Rich Hall sets his keen eye and acerbic wit on his homeland once again as he sifts truth…

Unless you’ve been on Mars since the release of the iPhone 4, you surely know that they’ve had problems with the phone’s signal. The difficulty has been blamed on user error (“Dude, you’re holding…

University of Arizona (UA) scientists have announced their success in genetically altering mosquitos to be immune to the single-celled parasite that causes malaria. Professor of entomology Michaiel…

"From Disaster to Catastrophe -- What's Obama's Endgame In the Gulf?"  Fox News headline, July 15.  The headline suggests that there is a difference between a disaster and a catastrophe,…