The webcomic “Freefall” is excellent, and centers around a character that I developed great admiration for. She became the archetype of the group I call the Noble Webcomic Females. [...]
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In this article about publishing of research published on Scientific American’s website, the writer complains about having to pay for research articles, when the research is taxpayer-funded. Of course, “minorities are hardest hit” as the expression goes, and he uses a variation of that argument. I read a lot of this research; I just [...] 
A parasitic fly, not previously known to attack honeybees, was accidentally discovered in a bee carcass. (The scientist had gathered dead bees to feed a pet praying mantis.) When further investigated, this insect larva predator turns out to be a very widespread problem for honeybees, and may in fact be a significant (or the primary) cause of the Colony Collapse Disorder that has plagued honeybee populations for the past several years. [...] I write here for my own amusement. (And I’m right here for your amusement too, perhaps.) While I make typographical mistakes (and appreciate the corrections and catches!), I strive to avoid them, and I do try to be careful with facts. [...] The cost of genetic sequencing has come down by a factor of over 1 million in recent years, and Richard Resnick of GenomeQuest talks about the implications for health and lifespan, happening right now and potentially affecting everyone now living. [...] Not politics. Science and a bit of science fiction, combined with a sad commentary on … a commentary. [...] 
The phrase “Trojan asteroid” meant, a century ago, an asteroid in a gravitationally stable point either 60 degrees ahead or or behind Jupiter, but in its same orbit. These are “low spots” gravitationally, and tend to collect debris over time. [...] 
Eight years ago, on a February morn, I was struck by the loss of Columbia on re-entry. We waited for long minutes, and in the sky above my office the high, thin contrail from the ill-fated orbiter dissipated with our hopes. Soon, the reports of debris began. [...] This is an advertisement — a future visualization — from Corning. [...] |
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