As you’ve almost certainly heard by now, Glen Larson died Friday. He was the creator or co-creator of a number of television series in the 1970s and 1980s, including Alias Smith and Jones, Battlestar Galactica, The Hardy Boys / Nancy … Continue reading
Healthcare policies offered through the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) exchanges have been in effect for nearly a year. So how satisfied are the people who have them? Today Gallup released results of a poll that indicates, “Over seven in 10 … Continue reading
In the video below Dr Aaron Carroll talks about some of the surprising things known about the placebo effect. For example: Apparent name-brand placebos are often clinically more effective than generic placebos. Higher doses tend to make placebos more effective. … Continue reading
On the outside chance you haven’t already seen this: Link: http://youtu.be/w0pnTm-KK9k by … Continue reading
An op-ed published last week in the Austin Texas American-Statesman is worth a read for its insight into how politics distorts science education. The authors are Camille Parmesan, a University of Texas at Austin geology professor, and Alan I. Lesher, … Continue reading
Once again John Oliver (on HBO’s Last Week Tonight) is both very informative and funny. This isn’t his funniest bit (in fact, parts of it are more likely to make you scowl or weep than laugh), but the information is … Continue reading
Link: http://youtu.be/8wpzhcVh5wM (CNC stands for “computer numerical control” and refers to controlling machine tools with commands from a computer program.) by … Continue reading
Here’s an extract from a BBC program(me) in which physicist Brian Cox (who is incidentally way older than he looks, the bastid) visits NASA’s Space Power Facility, which features the largest vacuum chamber in the world, and arranges to drop … Continue reading
Way back on December 3, 1993, early in the Clinton Administration, conservative political strategist William Kristol distributed a memo urging the GOP to go all out to block health insurance reform because it would likely prove so popular as to … Continue reading
A Minnesota man has created a series of catwalks and hiding places for his four cats, and the result is impressively well designed and downright elegant, enhancing the look of the house. The catwalks run along the walls near the … Continue reading