Science Blogs

  • June 10, 2015
    Looking for Heartbeats
    Ways of Seeing
    0
    Rubble in Nepal after the April 2015 earthquake. Searching for survivors is the most pressing task after a disaster...
  • June 5, 2015
    Archeology by LASER
    Ways of Seeing
    0
    There are ancient myths about lost cities in Central America, and from time to time adventurous people with lots...
  • June 5, 2015
    Grace Hopper
    People in Science
    0
    I like computers. But this has not always been the case. When I graduated from college, I spent the...
  • June 5, 2015
    Bionic Spider Silk
    Materials & Gizmos
    0
      The world of materials science is increasingly turning to biology for inspiration and assistance in creating better materials. One...
  • June 5, 2015
    In Another Sense
    Materials & Gizmos
    0
      A rat maze experiment managed to replace the sense of sight in blind rats with an artificial one:  a...
  • June 10, 2015
    Muon Vision
    Ways of Seeing
    0
    Artist's conception of cosmic rays. A charged particle from space hits the atmosphere and interacts with an air molecule,...
  • June 14, 2015
    Pluto and Planetary Pinball
    Astronomy
    0
      Pluto is really far away. The spacecraft called New Horizons was launched back in 2006, and next month, it’ll...
  • June 29, 2015
    You may already be beating cancer
    Living with Risk
    0
    The news is full of stories about what’s bad for you. Plastic, food coloring, trans fats, sun exposure, lack...
  • July 3, 2015
    Mini Science: Fireworks Fun!
    Materials & Gizmos
    0
    It’s fireworks season, and there’s no better way to get a visual tour of the period table of elements...
  • August 23, 2015
    Courting Disaster
    Living with Risk
    0
    Hidden in the July 4th holiday headlines this year was the fact that a 20-year-old woman in Washington state...
  • August 30, 2015
    Big Science
    Book Reviews, People in Science
    0
    Ernest Lawrence, the nuclear bomb program, and accelerator science are all linked inextricably in history.  Lawrence was a talented...
  • October 24, 2015
    Interviews with scientists on life and reality
    Book Reviews, People in Science
    0
    I thoroughly enjoyed reading Klein's account of his discussions with these leading natural and social scientists. I came out...

 

Leave a Comment