On Christmas day when I was six, I eagerly ran downstairs to open my presents. I’d been told that I was going to get something (I think it was my first bicycle — we were living in Florida at the time, so Christmas weather wouldn’t pose a problem to immediate enjoyment). I got to the …
Now that’s what I call applied science! Oh GoddessJ, would you mind terribly if I got one of those? I’ve always wanted to shoot lightning from my fingertips… 😉
I often talk here about science fiction ideas that are now becoming science fact, but it has been happening for a lot longer than I’d realized. Many of the innovations of space travel apparently originated with Jules Verne and were published in 1867 — nearly a hundred years before humans ever rose above the atmosphere. …
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Come on, do people really need neuroimaging to figure out that bullying leaves mental and emotional scars!? Hm, apparently so. Science has finally chiseled another brick out of the walls of ignorance. Too bad there are so many people eagerly mortaring down more on the other side. There are times when I just want to …
I’ve worn a full beard for more than fifteen years. When I saw this, I had to tease GoddessJ by appearing to seriously consider it… 😉
After seeing reviews like these for the new version of Ubuntu, I was a bit apprehensive about upgrading. But as usual and despite my attempts to wait, I did so anyway, several days ago. I figured they couldn’t have screwed up the GNOME interface too much, and no matter how bad the new Unity interface …
Science versus superstition. Nothing new, but interesting nonetheless.
No fair, I wanna play with the paramecium! Those scientist guys get all the fun! 😉
I was just introduced to this a little while ago, on a friend’s blog. If you’ve ever had or known cats, it will almost certainly have you rolling around on the floor in laughter.
As I’ve gotten older and learned more about what’s going on in the world, I’ve been shocked and dismayed at the problems that I see. To the point that I’ve had serious thoughts about avoiding having kids, much as I want them, because bringing them into this kind of world seems to be a disservice …
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