WEIRD SCIENCE
“There’s nothing in the taste that tells you what you are eating is about to kill you.” By Craig Childs, The Atlantic – Between a sidewalk and a cinder-block wall grew seven mushrooms, each half the size of a doorknob. Their silver-green caps …
Computer Space was innovative, but how was it to play? Ed Fries, CC BY-ND – By Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Professor of Computational Media, University of California, Santa Cruz 2021 Oct 11 – Before Pong there was Computer Space, the first commercial video game. The …
Cordycepin in its natural form. cendeced/Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2021 Oct 10 – By using a compound derived from a Himalayan fungus and used for centuries in Chinese medicine as a jumping off point, scientists have developed a new chemotherapy drug with powerful …
The first reading of the Declaration of Independence in Boston, 1776 Jul 18. Tichnor Brothers Collection, Boston Public Library via Digital Commonwealth By Woody Holton, Professor of History, University of South Carolina 2021 Oct 06 – Many Americans of the founding era denounced …
By Mitchell Newberry, Assistant Professor of Complex Systems, University of Michigan 2021 Oct 06 – Chaos evokes images of the dinosaurs running wild in Jurassic Park, or my friend’s toddler ravaging the living room. In a chaotic world, you never know what to …
LEONARDO is an agile robot that can walk or fly. Caltech View 3 Images By Michael Irving 2021 Oct 06 – Whether you think it’s cool or unnerving, robots are becoming more agile – and Caltech’s LEONARDO looks like one of the most nimble …
By Steven D. Munger, Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida 2021 Oct 05 – Humans rely on our senses to tell us about the world. Which way is that waterfall? Is it day or night? Is that food fresh or spoiled? …
By Edmund S. Higgins, Affiliate Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina 2021 Sep 30 – The possibility of precious objects hidden in secret chambers can really ignite the imagination. In the mid-1960s, British engineer Godfrey Hounsfield pondered …
An artist’s illustration of comet C/2014 UN271 Bernardinelli-Bernstein NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva (Spaceengine)/CC BY 4.0 By Michael Irving 2021 Sep 29 An absolutely gigantic comet is currently barreling towards the solar system – and new observations have pinned down just how big it is. A …
Neither actor nor Blue Origin has commented on mission as some point out report appears same day as promotion for his new album. – By Richard Luscombe @richluscLast modified on 2021 Sep 25 He was once Starfleet’s youngest captain, a fearless explorer leading …
