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Month: March 2012

World’s largest laser gets just a little larger (and closer to making fusion happen).

30 March 2012 grant 0

Scientific American makes me jealous of the physicists at Livermore’s National Ignition Facility, who get to utter orders like, “Now, my assistants! Fire the FUSION LASER!”… Read the rest “World’s largest laser gets just a little larger (and closer to making fusion happen).”

The hands ARE NOT CLEAN! (Or: how germs could cause OCD.)

29 March 2012 grant 0

New Scientist reveals a possible irony of microbiology. It could be that obsessive-compulsive disorder – in which the brain gets stuck in loops of repetitive, ritualistic activity,… Read the rest “The hands ARE NOT CLEAN! (Or: how germs could cause OCD.)”

Grampa Worm!

28 March 2012 grant 0

PhysOrg greets our oldest known ancestor – a very special worm:

Researchers from the University of Cambridge, University of Toronto and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) have confirmed

… Read the rest “Grampa Worm!”

Farewell, Great White North.

27 March 2012 grant 0

Climate scientists, as quoted in New Scientist, have said goodbye to summer ice in the Arctic. For good:

Despite fears of runaway sea-ice loss after summer cover hit an all-time low in 2007

… Read the rest “Farewell, Great White North.”

A blood test for autism.

26 March 2012 grant 0

MedicalXpress reports that Swedish and Iranian researchers might have identified a way to diagnose autism physically, by checking biomarkers in blood plasma:

In the current study disruptions

… Read the rest “A blood test for autism.”

Science Art: FAGOCITOSI BY RAFF by Raffmara.

24 March 2012 grant 0


Look, this isn’t funny, OK? This isn’t funny at all.

If this wasn’t going on inside your body all the time, you would be SO sick. So TOTALLY sick. EVERY SINGLE DAY. But you’re… Read the rest “Science Art: FAGOCITOSI BY RAFF by Raffmara.”

Language is the music of emotion.

23 March 2012 grant 0

PLoS ONE presents research on music and words, showing that, no matter what language you use, speaking an emotion uses the same sounds as playing an emotion:

In Western music, the major mode

… Read the rest “Language is the music of emotion.”

Cheer up, science fiction!

22 March 2012 grant 0

It’s probably just coincidence that the week after pulp hero John Carter, Warlord of Mars finally made it to the big screen, Neal Stephenson appeared in the pages of Smithsonian with… Read the rest “Cheer up, science fiction!”

The simple elegance of the Flame Challenge.

19 March 2012 grant 1

Alan Alda asks exactly the right question in exactly the right way:

As a curious 11-year-old, Alan Alda asked his teacher, “What is a flame?” She replied: “It’s oxidation.” Alda went on to

… Read the rest “The simple elegance of the Flame Challenge.”

SONG: “Back into flow”

18 March 2012 grant 0

SONG: “Back into flow.” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on “What it’s like to wear a brain-stimulating… Read the rest “SONG: “Back into flow””

Science Art: 5257: Life cycle of Diphyllobothrium latum.

18 March 2012 grant 0


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This is Diphyllobothrium latum, a tapeworm that might make itself at home inside you if you eat undercooked fish. The picture comes from the 80s but it must’ve been… Read the rest “Science Art: 5257: Life cycle of Diphyllobothrium latum.”

What’s made from blue cheese and cleans itself?

16 March 2012 grant 0

If Inhabitat.com’s on the money with this one, the answer could soon be “just about anything,” thanks to Swiss scientists who’ve used blue cheese fungus to make… Read the rest “What’s made from blue cheese and cleans itself?”

Happy birthday, zeppelin!

14 March 2012 grant 0

Wired celebrates the anniversary of that very special day, March 14, 1899, when Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin got the U.S. patent for his design for a hard-bodied balloon with engines and… Read the rest “Happy birthday, zeppelin!”

The Guild reviewed.

14 March 2012 grant 0

Check this out:

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2012/03/songs-torn-from-science-headlines.html

Forget your Variety and your Rolling Stone. The Guild of Scientific… Read the rest “The Guild reviewed.”

Facebook more efficient than IQ tests at determining employability. (Yeah, HR will be reading your updates.)

13 March 2012 grant 0

Forbes takes us one step closer to the Facebook-dominated society with a Northern Illinois University study that finds a quick social media review works better than standard employment… Read the rest “Facebook more efficient than IQ tests at determining employability. (Yeah, HR will be reading your updates.)”

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