Random Thoughts

Beppe Grillo, one of the most successful bloggers in the world (last time I checked his blog was number 11 in the world by traffic) descends in Italy's confusing political arena. In what many had…

In case you didn't know it, Michael Jackson died recently and speculation is that the volume of his recorded material is so great that we could be awash in "never before released" songs as soon as it…

In economic theory, the law of supply and demand is considered one of the fundamental principles governing an economy. It is described as the state where as supply increases the price will tend to…

Tangential Science: it's not necessarily science, but it's still funny. 1.  Dave Deamer wanted to know if we think there is a genetic basis for nerdiness?   Egads, what if it were so?…

Sometimes playing online chess gives me some satisfactions. I only play 5-minute chess, but five minutes (times two, five for each player) are a looong time, during which adrenalin flows free in my…

Disappointment is my daily bread. - Oswald Avery, who died before he could win a Nobel Prize for his decades-long, painstaking work demonstrating that DNA is the carrier of genetic information. (From…

My interest in science was always essentially limited to the study of principles, which best explains my conduct in its entirety. That I have published so little is attributable to the same…

Twitter, the newest social networking sensation, can generate sales leads for your business faster than other social network, even with a slashed budget, says David White, Founder and Chief Executive…

Today, July 8th, a fun little phenomenon happens - the numbers 7 through 12 all line up thanks to our Western calendar and time. At 10:11 am and 12 seconds today, it will be: July 8, 2009, 10:11:12…

This priceless little pearl of wisdom comes from a graph called the Laffer Curve. It is based on the premise that there is a critical point of government taxation where taxes become counter-…