Evolution 150 Years Later
Evolution is a big deal. Everyone probably understands the basics of how it works. “Things change over time,” and “good traits remain, while bad traits are…
Read articleNASA to Asplode Moon
In what experts are calling “totally sweet”, NASA has announced plans to crash a 2000 kg impactor into the moon, triggering a 28m-diameter crater and a…
Read articleDancing with the Stars? Science version.
Science Scout twitter feed Tonight, I’ll be heading out to the Vancouver Cafe Scientifique, where noted bee biologist, Dr. Mark Winston, will be giving a talk…
Read articleTwo Cultures
I’ve commented before about the obstacles facing interdisciplinarity. And now Terry seems to be a case study of the difficulty of articulating a conversation between Science…
Read articleHow I haven’t learned to stop worrying and love the scientific method.
Did I write that? No, I couldn’t have – but what if I did? What if I forgot to? What if I should have? Oh fuck,…
Read articleWho owns science? Sir John Sulston on May 19th
– – – This is just a heads up to say that John is giving a free talk at 12:30pm on May 19th. And basically, during…
Read articleIn Search of Death – Chasing HIV
From Rolling Stone (link): Carlos nonchalantly asks whether his drink was made with whole or skim milk. He takes a moment to slurp on his grande…
Read articleHOLY FREAKING CRAP. -or- Dick to the doc to the PhD, he’s smarter than you, he’s got a science degree.
Creationists fail to achnkowledge how badass a Dawkin’s throw down is, even if it’s meant to smear a group of high profile atheists (I saw Dawkins,…
Read articleDolphins Blow Bubble Air Rings (to classical music, no less)
I thought this was cool and fascinating… The person who posted this on youtube explains: Dolphins have been observed to create bubble rings by exhaling air…
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Genetic Discrimination: Why You Should Care
By Geoff Costeloe,
In my humble opinion one of the most overlooked social and scientific changes in the past two years has been the rapid advent of DNA sequencing.…
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