Tag Archive | "science"

Today, Newton Would Be Called a Fig Head

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

2 Comments

Today, Newton Would Be Called a Fig Head

“Gravity may put the planets into motion,” Isaac Newton wrote, “but without the divine power, it could never put them into such a circulating motion as they have about the sun; and therefore, for this, as well as other reasons, I am compelled to ascribe the frame of this system to an intelligent Agent.” I saw [...]

Continue reading...

NASA Finds Water on the Moon

Monday, November 30, 2009

1 Comment

NASA Finds Water on the Moon

Big whoop. Remember how I posted a few weeks ago that NASA was catapulting a missile at the moon, to see if sparkly little water crystals would shoot out the side? Well, guess what, NASA saw the sparkly stuff! For a project costing $5.6 gazillion, they’d BETTER find ice crystals, right? Right? I mean, you can’t necessarily [...]

Continue reading...

Getting Rid of Varicose Veins

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Comments Off

Have a problem with varicose veins? Did you know that in the United States, women are most likely to get varicose veins, with an estimated 36% of women having them? Only about 20% of men in the United States have them. While no one exactly sure what causes varicose veins, it is believed that veins [...]

Continue reading...

You KNOW You Want To

Friday, November 6, 2009

4 Comments

You KNOW You Want To

I know that I do. I have ALWAYS wanted to do it. Microwave weird stuff. Like crayons. Or gum. Or a football or glue or soap!!! I have always wanted to do it. But I can’t. You see, I don’t have a scientific research grant where I can do all sorts of dumb and wacky stuff and [...]

Continue reading...

Stunning Microscopic Photography

Friday, October 23, 2009

Comments Off

Wired.com has a post showcasing 35 years of the world’s best microscopic photography. The photos are amazing, and not just because they are neat photos. It’s because of the marvelous design in even the tiniest things in our world! Here are a few that I liked very much: These are nanocrystals deposited on a silicon substrate. [...]

Continue reading...

An Intriguing Facial Recognition Quiz

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

2 Comments

The BBC has an interesting quiz, the Face Memory Test. It tests your facial recognition skills– how well do you remember a face? I am very good at remembering faces, but not usually names. I almost *always* blitz a person’s name out of my head during introductions. I just hate that. I have to work very [...]

Continue reading...

Great Sale on Cryo-Cell Services!

Friday, July 24, 2009

Comments Off

Have you heard about the amazing things the medical establishment is doing with stem cells? I’m not talking about embryonic stem cells– I am 110% against killing off life to “harvest” their parts. I’m talking about the safe and honest practice of stem cell collection from umbilical cord blood. I think it’s amazing. I know [...]

Continue reading...
Older Entries »