Fresh Science 15 January 2008

The juiciest posts from the science 'o sphere!

MESSENGER update (Bad Astronomy - USA)
Mercury, oh how I long to see (the other side of) your face!















MIT scientists test the effectiveness of aluminium foil helmets (Bayblab - Canada)
An old classic...

Ice cream and insects (Bug Girls' Blog - USA)
Fleas will help keep your ice cream tasty and smooth?

Paying homage to Tesla (Entertaining Research - India)
Not all geniuses live happily ever after...

Higher price makes cheap wine taste better (Mind Hacks - USA)
Value is in the eye of the wallet-holder...

Fresh Science 10 January 2008

The juiciest posts from the science 'o sphere!

Ask Sydney Brenner: Should We Fund More Scientists? (Bayblab - Canada)
Science will likely go back into the cottage...

'Stress': from buildings to the battlefield (Mind Hacks - USA)
The recent history of the term "stress" in psychological context...

The Secret (moonflake - South Africa)
No secret really, just bullshit - artificially sweetened for mass consumption...









Happy Birthday, Alfred Russel Wallace. (The Questionable Authority - USA)
Happy 185th, A.R. (via Science Avenger)

CABS Invertebrate Diversity Initiative (The Other 95% - USA)
Appreciate the spineless dudeskis!

Fresh Science 8 January 2008

The juiciest posts from the science 'o sphere!

Asteroid to miss Earth January 29 (Bad Astronomy - USA)
Duck! Heh, there's no need to duck really...

A New Kind of Conduction in DNA? (Biocurious - USA)
*ZAP* Oww! Somehow that felt strangely therapeutic...

17th century brain surgery, digitally recreated (Mind Hacks - USA)
Superb animation - though it makes me a little pukey...







Free journal-ranking tool enters citation market (Ontogeny - USA)
New metrics for bragging rights. My SJR is bigger than your impact factor...

The Pig-Nosed Turtle (The Lord Geekington - USA)
Rare, relict species with a piggish nose...

Fresh Science 3 January 2008

The juiciest posts from the science 'o sphere!

Superstition in Hollywood (Anders Rasmussen Blog - Sweden)
In Tinseltown, scientists are portrayed as dogmatic fools who deny basic reality...

Challenging the banality of evil (Mind Hacks - USA)
No doubt the environment plays a big role in incubating evil, but are individuals merely passive players?

Nanotechnology - how to get into it, and where it's going (nanoscale views - USA)
A quick overview of the field...

ESA's take on invasive species (Ontogeny - USA)
Taking over an ecosystem near you today!














Religious thought vs Scientific Thought: a Flowchart (Science Avenger - USA)
Testable predictions mean that we will always be improving, but lack of absolute truths mean that we will never win...