Mars rocks
Wow.
Continue reading →Category Archives: Science
Survival of the not-so-fittest
We all probably have a fantasy of finding something very valuable and rare in an old attic or barn, neglected by the world till now. And every now and then it actually happens. When it does there’s something very, very … Continue reading →
The biology of politics
I’ve grown very very tired of research that purports to study conservatives and liberals. It seems that most of it is constructed to prove that the former are bad guys and the latter good guys. But this one seems to … Continue reading →
H. pylori and ulcers
I keep reading that Helicobactor pylori causes ulcers. That’s supposed to be an improvement on the old idea that it might be stress, or diet, or some unknown factor that leads to the condition. But it’s actually not correct. The … Continue reading →
Thanks for the memories
Wow. Just wow.
Continue reading →Big, big…
…BIG black holes.
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…here.
Continue reading →Climategate II
Is this one of those cases where the sequel will be better than the original? Or will it just go down the rabbit hole? The NY Times is doing its best to assure that, with an article whose thrust is … Continue reading →
I dunno exactly what this means…
…(and I wonder if anyone else does, either). But it seems potentially important, not to mention “beautiful in its simplicity.”
Continue reading →PSA test for prostate cancer screening: should he or shouldn’t he?
Even his doctor doesn’t know for sure. In some ways the news that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has stopped recommending routine prostate cancer screening through the mechanism of the PSA blood test mirrors the same group’s finding in … Continue reading →
Twins under the skin
James and Daniel Kelly are fraternal twins, two handsome young men who live in England. Unlike identical twins, fraternal twins are genetically no more similar than any two siblings of the same parents; they just happen to be the result … Continue reading →
Obama, Perry, science, and the Texas wildfires
I guess (sniffle; sigh) neither Rick Perry nor Barack Obama read neo-neocon at PJ, although Obama may be a secret Thomas Friedman fan. Here’s an excerpt from my PJ article of 9/18 [emphasis mine]: Thomas Friedman of the New York … Continue reading →