Obama is in a hurry to pass his sweeping agenda without giving Congress—or the American people—time to learn properly about it and react. “Trust me” he says in that soothing baritone, “and all will be well.” House Democrats have advanced … Continue reading →
The Periodic Table, that is. The new element, Ununbium, is number 112 on the list, and one of six highly unstable elements created in the same lab since 1981 (the last naturally occurring element is uranium, number 92). To mark … Continue reading →
Alas and alack, and woe is us. Happiness is more elusive for women than ever, according to a recent study. Women’s reported happiness has fallen relative to men’s happiness, and it’s done so quite consistently in industrialized countries, across class … Continue reading →
In a German cave known as Hohle Fels, archeologists have found the earliest sculpture known (35,000 years old), a tiny (2.4 inch) ivory figurine that appears to be part of an ancient tradition of portraying ample figures of female bounty: … Continue reading →
It’s always possible, of course, that this time it will be the terrible pandemic that is feared. But I wonder. When I did a search of this blog for “influenza,” for example, I came up with this post from the … Continue reading →
Life getting you down? Had enough of politics? Think spring. Think….jello, and nailing it to the wall. They said it couldn’t be done. But it can. Yes, it can! Follow the link to get the full story and all the … Continue reading →
It seems impressive that the terrible earthquake in Italy was forecast by scientist Gioacchino Giuliani. Or was it? He predicted one in the general area but not the exact place, and he thought it would come a few days earlier. … Continue reading →
I hadn’t previously been aware of these facts about controversial Harvard ex-President and current National Economic Council head Larry Summers: Born in New Haven, Connecticut, on November 30, 1954, Summers is the son of two economists, Robert Summers and Anita … Continue reading →
Google “did bush ban stem cell research?” and you get this gaggle of articles. Some of the titles announce that Obama has ended Bush’s stem cell research ban, while others refer to Bush’s policy as a funding ban. What a … Continue reading →
If you ever had any doubt, it’s becoming more and more clear every day that Obama meant every single radical thing he ever said. Including that one about bankrupting the coal companies. Don’t recall it? Well, let me refresh your … Continue reading →
Evidence comes that the polar oceans, once thought to be relatively barren, are teeming with an “astonishing richness of marine life.” Many thousands of species found to be living in the water at each pole include many that have never … Continue reading →
Wendy Hill, a psychology professor at Lafayette College, is interested in kissing—the science of it, that is. Her research found that kissing (of the romantic variety) has a measurable effect on certain hormones: [Hill’s team] found that kissing reduced the … Continue reading →