I did not know this, but apparently the whole Hindenburg thing (“Oh, the humanity!”) is something of a problem for hydrogen fuel fans. It stands to reason that images of a giant bag of flaming hydrogen with bodies falling hither and yon is bad PR, it just had never occurred to me. Not to worry. …
A great comment discussion with Daniel Collins reminds me that I always like his blog when I read it, but I forget to read it. Adding it to the blogroll (I’m thinking “meta science”) and to the Planet as soon as I can figure out how to get his RSS feed.
It is that time of year when I awake from my sporting slumber and begin paying close attention to the telly. I admit to being a fair weather baseball fan, with a love for the game but a lack of patience for the 162-game season. I’ve come to see the season as statistics, and the …
There’s a fascinating meme echoing around the Internet in recent days suggesting Al Gore said something idiotic. The source is a NewsMax story about a talk Al Gore apparently gave last week at the United Nations. The NewsMax article suggests Gore claimed that ” Cigarette smoking is a ‘significant’ contributor to global warming”. It’s obviously …
Some months ago, I published on this blog the plans for making an atom bomb. It seems only reasonable now to link to some tips on how to dismantle one. (Hat tip Incubator Mouse.)
A newly issued NASA news media policy: Effective Oct. 1, 2006, all news media entering the access controlled area of the NASA headquarters building in Washington must be escorted. News media accredited by the Office of Public Affairs and issued a media badge do not need to sign in at the visitor’s desk, but they …
I need a little (haha) help. I’m working on a piece about nanotechnology, and I’m collecting uses of the “nano” prefix. Here’s my initial list: nanoelectronics nanophotonics nanomaterials nano-bio-micro nanomechanics nanopants Got any other examples?
My advance on Chris Mooney’s flash through town on his book tour: Science policy is not the sort of thing that usually lands on the best-seller lists. But political fireworks is a different story, and Mooney’s “The Republican War on Science” has been a hit. “We had no idea this was going to be as …
As of Friday, according to the CDC, 166 people had been sickened by eating spinach contaminated with E. coli since late August. Eighty-eight have been hospitalized. There is one confirmed death and two additional possible deaths. Food-borne pathogens normally send 325,000 people to the hospital every year in this country, and cause 5,200 deaths, according …
Shirley has a bread mold question: hello, we are doing a bread molds lab, but we found the bread are turning into liquid after one week. why? by the way, we poured salt, sugar and water on them respectively. thanks a lot! I’m afraid I’m no help, but perhaps if you have any suggestions, you …