Hat-tip: Martin S Pribble Also, maybe we’d actually be exploring space. And found those big-tittied green chicks. Science, I know I’ve been harsh on you for not giving me spaceships and time-travel, but you’re delays have been partly excused. Now: get to building me a spaceship. And cure cancer.

Yes, yes, I know that nobody reads my drivel anyway, but I still feel sort of bad about not having posted anything since mid-December (is that right? I didn’t even look to see when my last real post was.). I’ve been awfully busy with schoolwork. With luck I’ll actually manage to keep some kind of [...]

Wired.com, in an apparent bid for worst science article headline, put this up: Holographic Telecommuting May Soon Be Possible Which, if by ‘soon’ you mean decades from now, then sure. The accompanying article is mostly blah blah blah about how the projector works (which is actually kind of neat) but says flat out that it [...]

(via Psychedelic Medicine News) No, the box is full of high-grade, medical LSD. But judging from the look on Dr. Peter Gasser’s face, it might as well be full of stars. If they’re doing experiments again, where do I sign up? Seriously. I have issues that need to be fixed. With therapy. LSD therapy. But [...]

First, Science is slow. Yeah, I’m excited about finding hundreds of exoplanets. I really am – it is downright amazing. We’ll probably be identifying hundreds of them inside the so-called ‘Goldielocks’ zone, and detecting habitable atmospheres within a year or two. And I’ll never get to go, nor will anyone else. Because science is slow. [...]

I was kinda gripped by this article on Helium a few days ago. It kinda struck me as panicky and sensationalistic, or in other words, crap. Doomsday: How BP Gulf disaster may have triggered a ‘world-killing’ event Ominous reports are leaking past the BP Gulf salvage operation news blackout that the disaster unfolding in the [...]

Dopamine system in highly creative people similar to that seen in schizophrenics, study finds. New research shows a possible explanation for the link between mental health and creativity. By studying receptors in the brain, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have managed to show that the dopamine system in healthy, highly creative people is similar in some [...]

Stephen Hawking has been stirring up the pot a bit lately. And none of it amuses me. Especially because I can clearly see that he’s right. The associated FARK.com thread is mightily amusing, however. I am actually very surprised at how few people understand the very simply idea of relativity. First, his ‘aliens are dangerous’ [...]

Scientists discover moral compass in the brain which can be controlled by magnets Scientists have discovered a real-life ‘moral compass’ in the brain that controls how we judge other people’s behaviour. The region, which lies just behind the right ear, becomes more active when we think about other people’s misdemeanours or good works. In an [...]

Roissy, among many others, describes an alpha-beta split in human men. His examples and evidence is compelling, especially for anyone who leans towards evolutionary psychology. Well, here is even more proof: I know I’ve been writing a lot about reproductive rights and sexual health issues, but the stories I want to comment on seem to [...]