You may have heard of the multiple choice test(?) that was given to University of Georgia basketball players; now is your chance to take it yourself. Samples: 2. How many players are allowed to play at one time on any one team in a regulation game? a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 7. …
Krugman reviews the new books by Susskind and Phillips. Wanna know what a chemist thinks of hydrogen fluoride? Try this. It’s even worse than the hydrofluoric acid some of us may remember from high school chemistry classes. The US Patent Office may get to keep all its fees, if this bill makes it through the …
Here’s more about the Treasury Department’s interpretation of “editing” for publications from embargoed nations (see below). Most scientific societies are defying or ignoring the rule, which applies to all US publications. Theoretically, their refusal exposes their editors and officers to fines of up to $50,000 and 10 years or more in jail, should the government …
To mark the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA, Spanish scientists translated genetic code into musical notation. The result, a CD called “Genoma Music” is varied and musically pleasing—a sort of New Age expression of what happens when each of the four chemical units of DNA, also known as A, G, …
Remember those 60 scientists who objected to the politicization of their field? Here’s another good article about the subject from the Washington Post. The headline alone alerts the reader: Beware ‘Sound Science.’ It’s Doublespeak for Trouble. It all sounds noble enough, but the phrases “sound science” and “peer review” don’t necessarily mean what you might …
Obviously I wasn’t there, but when the guy you’re ostensibly rescuing from the mob immediately says you kidnapped him, and your word has proven to be suspect about previous foreign adventures, do you think just saying such a claim is nonsense will really quiet the critics? I learned something in that latter article, too; the …