From the American Association for the Advancement of Science, here are ten areas of notable scientific development for 2014: Link: http://youtu.be/3o9rsq3TYQk For more, see this article from the December 19 issue of Science. by … Continue reading
Over at the Bad Astronomy blog, astronomer and writer Phil Plait has a good post on the subject of climate change that’s worth reading. He particularly recommends this short (6 minutes and 30 seconds) video from PBS Digital Studios’ It’s … Continue reading
This is a mix of amusing and horrifying: Link: http://youtu.be/PEWCUVnng6Q In brief: People eat a remarkable number of calories at Thanksgiving, but it is after all a feast day. What’s really amazing is how much people can eat in meals … 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
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
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
Diana Zuckerman has an important blog post on the member’s website of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. As she points out, Congress has taken some action — and is considering more — to promote the development of … Continue reading
Shepard Smith on Fox News spends just a few minutes explaining why it makes no sense for people in the United States to panic over their tiny risk of contracting Ebola: Link: http://youtu.be/Z2KBfynW09I As Smith says in the clip above, … Continue reading
Wow, is this good. I started to watch it the other day and had a connection problem so I only just got around to viewing it. (Thanks to my brother Tom for recommending it, by the way.) In just a … Continue reading
The Veritasium YouTube channel produced the following short video responding to 13 misconceptions about global warming in about 30 seconds each: Link: http://youtu.be/OWXoRSIxyIU Click above for links to additional information. The video is quite good, but it omits (presumably for … Continue reading