I have to watch a movie and critique the science in it, but I hate alien/outerspace sci-fi movies, so I need a movie that has science in it (cloning someone, for example) but also has a story line that isn't like Star Trek or anything like that. One example I was thinking of doing was Weird...
How do you know when alternative views are real alternatives, and thus should be considered in a "balanced view" vs. when those views are not any longer valid and should be ignored? This sounds like a hard thing to do but it is not as hard as you might think. I suggest two different...
the space stations or base or whatever you want to call it. how come they seem smooth from a distance. but really jagged when they get close? one example is the death star with the treches and all the edges that seemed to of poped up when they got closer.
the space shuttle doesnt have these...
We know that at least one person has been hit by space junk. Her name is Lottie Williams and she was hit by a piece of a Delta II rocket that fell to earth in 1997. More »
Scientists at Nanjing University made a startling discovery about the food we eat. Not only do we ingest the nutrients from our food, we incorporate some of the genetic material as well. More »
By this I refer to the number of people who have been put to death or killed because of the clash between science and religion. i.e how Galileo was persectuted (even though he wasnt put to death)
Obviously an exact number is impossible, but from looking at history would you say that the number...
Scientists know a lot about the body, but they don't know everything. Take, for example, the pruning that occurs when you spend too much time in the water. Scientists don't know why these wrinkles occur only on the hands and feet. More »
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests men's testosterone levels fluctuate when they have children. More »
MyMicrobes is a new social network that'll pair you up with people who share the same gut bacteria as you. Seriously. On the surface, its a crazy idea, but when you think about it, MyMicrobes could makes sense medically. More »
I like to pass books about science on to the teachers in my daughter's school for them to have in the classroom (or to pass on to the library, as they wish). Now that you've heard this idea, you will want to do it to!
Here's a few suggestions of recent titles that could be available used...
If you're in a crowd, it doesn't take long to notice that people walk differently. A recent study suggests each person's gait is supposedly so distinctive that their way of walking could be used for identification purposes. More »
You have to tell your child's life science teacher (or, any science teacher for that matter) that your family does not support creationism, does not want to see anyone "teaching the controversy" and that you know that "Intelligent Design" is a form of creationism. I promise you, the creationist...
Researchers equipped with fMRI machines have shown that they can link specific brainwave functions to specific objects, ideas or emotions. What they see as innovation, I see as the goddamn thought police running amuck in 30 years. More »
It was only two years ago that IBM showed us an image of a complete molecule, atomic bonds and all, but today's news does that one infinitesimally-sized breakthrough better. Ladies and gents, behold the first image of an electron's path. More »