I came across an interesting post that got me thinking about the implications of science. The above painting is by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 – 1797) and is titled “An Experiment on a Bird i… more →
Turtlestack's Blogtaoist wrote 1 hour ago: That’s something major that we didn’t know how to treat now solved. It’ll also com … more →
sanjeevbery wrote 3 months ago: “Heroes and villians” — it is standard rhetorical fare for elected officials, medi … more →
mikeoles3 wrote 3 months ago: The Navy Seals rescued Captain Phillips last night from the Somali pirates and the Washington P … more →
mattusmaximus wrote 3 months ago: Every year when I teach my students about electromagnetism, I take some time to discuss with them th … more →
aura7 wrote 5 months ago: Time Magazine has an interesting list of 2008’s top 10 accomplishments in medicine on its web … more →
skellybones wrote 10 months ago: I saw the FP yesterday. We talked about nuclear war ‘cos we’re so chirpy like that. We s … more →
hoh wrote 11 months ago: On Monday, August 6, 1945, the nuclear[?][atom bomb]weapon Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima by t … more →
danharlow wrote 12 months ago: I came across an interesting post that got me thinking about the implications of science. The above … more →
speakingofresearch wrote 1 year ago: Radiation therapy has been a mainstay of cancer treatment for over a century, and in that time has s … more →
Oldtimer wrote 1 year ago: Depleted Uranium Video This is an informative video that explains exactly what depleted uranium is, … more →