Scientific American reveals that researchers have found evidence of what they call “microchimerism” – the children’s cells are living in their mother’s… Read the rest “Mommy and me. (Or, I can’t get this kid out of my mind!)”
Lost in Transcription’s “genetical book review” is a great idea executed well. Not a review of books as literature, but a review of the science in literature.
From the… Read the rest “Genetical book review”
Laboratory Equipment plunges to the bottom of a pressing mystery – why the “king of fruits” packs such a pungent punch:
… Read the rest “Durian mystery revealed: why *does* it stink so deliciously?”Martin Steinhaus, from the German Research Center
SONG: “Complicated Man.” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: Based on “New carnivorous harp sponge discovered… Read the rest “SONG: Complicated Man”
I think I’m happier not knowing exactly what this is illustrating. I mean, I think I can guess, but that’s not nearly as joy-inspiring as embracing the idea… Read the rest “Science Art: The Hairy Water Tortoise, Scientific American, December 21,1878”
Nature reveals the outdoor version of canaries in a coalmine – how researchers use swallows and homing pigeons to track pollution:
… Read the rest “Pollution-tracking by bird.”Nesting birds that feed on insects that hatch in
Laboratory Equipment points the way for the next big breakthrough in thinking machines:
… Read the rest “Quantum computers can work.”Many quantum algorithms require that particles’ spins be “entangled,” meaning that they’re all
Nature reveals that no matter what language you’re reading, your brain lights up the same way when you do it:
… Read the rest “Reading really is fundamental. Neurologically. (Or: A Good Book Is Universal.)”Previous studies have suggested that alphabetic writing systems (such
Boston Globe profiles the geneticist and Alzheimer’s expert who played organ on Aerosmith’s last album:
… Read the rest “Tanzi is a rock star.”It was 2009 when Dr. Rudy Tanzi was asked to appear in a GQ magazine
Nature reveals something fascinating about what happens when a creative brain turns on the creativity:
… Read the rest “Rapping inside an MRI. (On freestyle neurology.)”Freestyle rapping — in which a performer improvises a song by stringing together
The dome of the heavens, 1970s-style.
Found in a very special pdf in archive.org – a book on how we can look out at the universe and figure out what we’re seeing.
Which means one shall be forthcoming soon. And a penitential cover.
So it goes.
Nature goes deep, deep into the subconscious pit of our fears… or at least the Pacific Ocean… to present the underwater answer to the Venus flytrap:
… Read the rest “Carnivorous sponges found. (As if you didn’t have enough to worry about.)”Which is where MBARI’s remotely
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