07/29/2008
Using bumble bees to catch serial killers
Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London are helping to perfect a technique used to catch serial killers, by testing it on bumblebees.read more...
~ published: 07/29 at 19:14 ~ source: Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet. ~ permalink ~ points: 0
Women end up less happy than men
Less able to achieve their life goals, women end up unhappier than men later in life – even though they start out happier.read more...
~ published: 07/29 at 16:03 ~ source: Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet. ~ permalink ~ points: 0
New disease-fighting nanoparticles look like miniature pastries
Ultra-miniature bialy-shaped particles — called nanobialys because they resemble tiny versions of the flat, onion-topped rolls popular in New York City — could soon be carrying medicinal compounds through patients' bloodstreams to tumors or atheroscle...
~ published: 07/29 at 15:34 ~ source: Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet. ~ permalink ~ points: 0
Smartkit: SpinIn game
Full screen (click)Press arrow keys to determine the direction of gravity and get the smiling box out of the rectangle....
~ published: 07/29 at 12:54 ~ source: The Reference Frame ~ permalink ~ points: 0
Beyond Cold: How the World Works at Minus 459 Degrees
Most of us would agree that 32 degrees Fahrenheit (F), the temperature at which water freezes, is a pretty cold day, but what about minus 320 degrees F, the boiling point of nitrogen ... or minus 452 degrees F, the boiling point of helium?read more...
~ published: 07/29 at 10:13 ~ source: Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet. ~ permalink ~ points: 0
The verbal memory hegemony
Why do some scientists assume that if it's true for language, it must be true for vision, too?read more...
~ published: 07/29 at 08:24 ~ source: Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet. ~ permalink ~ points: 0
Scientists discover new class of glassy material
Scientists at U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are dealing with an entirely new type of frustration, but it's not stressing them out.read more...
~ published: 07/29 at 08:14 ~ source: Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet. ~ permalink ~ points: 0
Right place and right time can retrigger drinking
Strong cravings for alcohol can be sparked by the mere sight, smell and taste of a person's favorite drink. Responses to such cues that are associated with the positive effects of drinking are a lead cause of relapse in abstinent alcoholics.read more...
~ published: 07/29 at 07:58 ~ source: Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet. ~ permalink ~ points: 0
Low climate sensitivity and other inconvenient truths
In case I haven't yet linked it, here is the English translation of an introductory text of mine about climate change:Word file, PDF file (click)It is several months old....
~ published: 07/29 at 06:25 ~ source: The Reference Frame ~ permalink ~ points: 0
Resultants
Let’s say that you have two polynomials, and you REALLY need to know if they have a common root. Now, if they’re quadratic, you’re in luck, because we can solve them both completely and just check. In fact, if you’re patient, you...
~ published: 07/29 at 06:00 ~ source: Rigorous Trivialities ~ permalink ~ points: 0
Leonard Susskind, global warming, and groupthink
Leonard Susskind's new book is selling very well. An amazon.com user named Collosus [sic] wrote an interesting 3-star review:Susskind mainly does well here. He takes the time to give a pretty good qualitative grounding in a number of important concepts. H...
~ published: 07/29 at 00:10 ~ source: The Reference Frame ~ permalink ~ points: 0