There are plenty of innumerate groups who think that the LHC will destroy the world, as they have with each generation of nuclear test device before. Loud groups with mailing lists and placards. The Large Hadron Collider (in case you were unaware) is the Swiss upgrade to the unfinished Superconducting…
I took a two-day trip to Assateague Island recently. For those of you that don't know, wild horses live on the island. Once a year they are rounded up and the yearlings are auctioned off to raise money for the nature preserve there and to keep their numbers in check.…
I found this at Daily Kos: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-QevraCQUc[/youtube] I do have one minor issue with the video. It shows McCain using a Blackberry, which is WAY too high tech for a guy who doesn't know how to use a computer.
I thought the bloggers of DI might be interested in a short video I recently had a hand in creating and during which I got to see behind the scenes at a sensory laboratory. Chemist Michelle Gallagher, while doing her post-doctoral research at the Monell Chemical Senses Center, became fascinated…
Have you ever wondered how many five year olds you could beat up? I had never thought about this before, but now I know. The answer is customized to your physical characteristics, your fighting etiquette and your sense of morality. OK, now bring on those five-year olds!