SCIENCE TIDBITS: FASCINATING, TIMELY, CONSEQUENTIAL
SCIENCE MAGAZINE, PUBLISHED weekly by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, often includes tidbits of one sort or another. Some are arcane, others as timely as today’s headlines … Continue reading
CAN SCIENCE BE IRRATIONAL?
IT SOUNDS CONTRADICTORY to say that science can be less than rational. However, a book review in Science magazine, published weekly by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, … Continue reading
THERE’S A WORD FOR THAT
CHANGING TIMES CALL for changing terms. Science magazine, published weekly by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, asked young scientists “What new word or phrase would you add … Continue reading
BUILT LIKE A LOBSTER SHELL
RESEARCHERS AT THE Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, have developed 3D printed concrete (3DPC) that mimics lobster shell in its strength, resiliency, and durability. Their findings will likely … Continue reading
SCIENCE BREAKTHROUGH 2020: THE COVID-19 VACCINES
SCIENCE MAGAZINE, PUBLISHED by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, identifies each year’s most significant scientific breakthrough. Some years, the choices are important, but may be arcane to … Continue reading
WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD—BUT THEN WHAT?
“WHY WERE SALMON Dying?” asked Science, December 4, 2020. This weekly magazine of the American Association for the Advancement of Science responded, “The Answer Washed Off the Road.” The culprit, … Continue reading
PULSE OXIMETER NEWS
COVID-19 OXYGENATION ASPECTS have familiarized many people with the pulse oximeter, a little clothespin gizmo that attaches to one’s fingertip to measure pulse and blood oxygen level. An informative summary … Continue reading
GAIA’S EVOLUTIONARY LEAPS PART 2
YESTERDAY WE SHARED tidbits from “Our Cyborg Progeny,” a review of James Lovelock’s Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence, in London Review of Books, January 7, 2021. Today in Part … Continue reading
GAIA’S EVOLUTIONARY LEAPS PART 1
MEEHAM CRIST’S ARTICLE “Our Cyborg Progeny,” The London Review of Books, January 7, 2021, is thought-provoking, enlightening, and entertaining. Even by LRB standards, at 4634 words it’s a lengthy piece. … Continue reading
ON TECHNICAL RIVALRIES
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN the sciences and engineering is a recent topic at the Members Community of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. A fair amount of the discussion … Continue reading
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