YOU WANT SHORTER FRIES WITH THAT? OR HIGHER G?
GOOD SCIENCE is never over. To wit, something as ubiquitous as the french fry is the subject of news items in Science, published by the American Association for the Advancement … Continue reading
LIVING DAGUERREOTYPES
THE FEBRUARY 21, 2014, issue of Science magazine, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, contained a news item titled “Portraits and Their Parasites.” How could I pass … Continue reading
ENZYME HELPS HYDROGEN STORAGE
HYDROGEN IS the energy carrier of the future. What’s more, with production fuel-cell cars only a year away, H2 transport and storage are becoming important right now. A recent article … Continue reading
HOW (WHY) THE MOON?
OUR MOON is more familiar than any other celestial object, yet there are still plenty of puzzles. For instance, how—and why—did the moon come to be? An article, “Impact Theory … Continue reading
SCIENCE WITH OPEN ACCESS
THE OCTOBER 4, 2013, issue of Science magazine, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, has a Special Section on Communication in Science. There are aspects galore, … Continue reading
ARCHAEOLOGY, MARITIME STYLE
AVAST, YE—Them that dies ’ill be the lucky ones. Now that I have your attention, I’ll share information on maritime archaeology as detailed in the 17 May 2013 issue of … Continue reading
CAUSALITY?
“THERE ARE lies, damned lies—and statistics!” And one of the damnedest lies—which, I hasten to add, shouldn’t be blamed on statistics—involves the confusion of “causality” with “correlation.” This shows up … Continue reading
OWLS AND WRINKLY FINGERS
TWO COMPLETELY unrelated items jumped out of recent Science magazines, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. One details how owls can twist their heads so far … Continue reading
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