Now this idea could really change the world. Imagine being able to monitor your own health by using your cell phone? No need to imagine. It’s going to happen: 5 Innovative Ways Cell Phones Are Being Used To Save Lives For me though the ultimate will be some kind of self-detection system for early stages [...]
If you’re like most people, you probably wonder if there’s ever going to be a cure for cancer? Check out this great explanation from a graduate biology student explaining why there will probably never be a single cure for cancer.
I have a lot of respect for atheists, even though if pressed I’d probably say that I’m a theist (a deep seated intuition that I can’t shake even when I want to). Anyway, in my view, there are a lot of good reasons for being someone who believes that there are no gods. I think [...]
Stories like this make you think that some people are born without feelings. But then you realize that each one of us was born capable of becoming monsters if we had been raised in just the wrong way. Link: 10 Real Life Mad-Scientists
This is sort of depressing. Researchers have determined that old age starts at 27. That means that I’m an old man and just getting older. In all seriousness though, I’m inclined to believe that the study is a bit flawed as the changes in the cognitive tests that were done seem to correlate with transitioning [...]
At least there are still 5 mysteries left in the universe. Science hasn’t completely destroyed our innocence;-) Link: 5 Mysteries of The Universe
Not only does Obama want to get us back to the moon, but here’s an argument for why a space race will be good for the world.
It’s cool to see that we are learning how to harness common things for energy and not just relying on uncommon things. Up until now, we’ve had to rely on fast moving water to harness energy from water. But it looks like slow moving water (1 mph) can now be tapped too.
Did you know that the International Space Station just turned 10 years old?
This is just terrible. We all know that modern conditions have resulted in the rise of terrible things like autism and cancer. While not as severe, it looks like our modern environment is also producing kidney stones in children. Disgusting.
Research shows that humor is fundamental to our success as a species and one of the keys to coping with a variety of issues.
Neatorama have a cool but rather strange post detailing 5 inventors killer by their own inventions. The list includes Alexander Aleksandrovich Bogdanov, William Bullock, Otto Lilienthal, Thomas Midgley, Jr. and Franz Reichelt.
Ben Stein’s new movie Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed takes the position that Darwin’s theory enabled Hitler. That’s probably true. But how’s it relevant for today in a world where scientists almost universally reject Hitler but accept Darwin? Clearly, Darwin does not entail Hitler. So what’s the point? It doesn’t have any relevance to addressing the [...]
I’m always a sucker for facts that make me do a double take. SciAm has an article describing how Plutonium can actually move pretty large distances, through the ground, on its own. Scary!
Really cool looking, but will it determine the origin of life? The God Particle, a massive particle accelerator.
50 Weird Science Tidbits & Oddities – did you know that there are more microbes in your body than there are humans on the earth?
41 Hilarious Science Fair Experiments, These make me feel so sorry for the average science teacher.