So the anarchists are killing scientists now…
I’m getting this from Nature, although New Scientist has also been covering it. A group called “the Olga Cell of the Informal Anarchist Federation International […]
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When bad science happens…
…bad consequences follow. Forbes traces the problems with the most authoritative “we can cure the gay out of you” study: [Dr. Robert L.] Spitzer now […]
Cheer up, science fiction!
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 […]
A salute: Trying and trying and trying by Gethan Dick.
Over the transom this morning, I just got word of an amazing science-music-art project that combined six University College London biomedical researchers with six bands […]
The professional prophet of Intel.
Scientific American interviews Brian David Johnson, Intel’s “future caster,” who combines science fiction with software and hardware design to predict what’s happening next: How can […]
Garage biology. (Like garage rock.)
The Daily is reporting on a revolution. DIY researchers are leaving the academy to take a punk rock approach to science: Three years ago, [Mackensie] […]
Science in Hollywood
PhysOrg rolls out the red carpet for researchers with an invitation from screenwriters to scientists: Producers and writers for some of television’s most popular medical, […]
A decent illustration’s worth a dozen pictures.
That’s what this Scientific American column is saying, pretty much. I can’t beat illustrator Kalliopi Monoyios’ blog-ready headline: 5 Reasons Your Camera Won’t Steal My […]
NIMBioS: Science Songwriter Residency
I doubt I could skip out of my non-scientific day job for a month, but man, I sure want to now: NIMBioS is sponsoring the […]
Go find Genghis Khan. Yes, YOU.
Washington Post extends an invitation to you – and to everyone else – to search for the tomb of the Mongol emperor: Through a Web […]
Obama’s dead dolphin problem.
The U.S. government would rather you not, according to Digital Journal, worry your caring little head about the dead dolphins washing up in the Gulf […]
SEA quiz: Who did what?
Ganked shamelessly from the Scientists and Engineers for America newsletter: To celebration Black History Month, SEA staff has chosen five brilliant scientists and engineers for […]
Cognitive Toolkit Improvement
Edge magazine has rounded up some pretty impressive brainy folks – from J. Craig Ventner to Brian Eno, P.Z. Myers and Martin Rees – and […]
Art as science.
RISD president John Maeda, writing in Seed Magazine, makes the case for including art education in our quest for better science: Public commitments to STEM—science, […]
Physics from the Bronx.
PhysicsWorld tries to get to the bottom of a curious question: Why did this inner-city high school produce seven Nobel laureates? The school, which opened […]