Quantum Effects Get Hot When Chemistry Gets Cold

Quantum Effects Get Hot When Chemistry Gets Cold

When temperatures get low, close to absolute zero, some chemical reactions still occur at a much higher rate than classical chemistry says they should – in that extreme chill, quantum effects enter…
What Is Natural Anyway?

What Is Natural Anyway?

It is clear from many discussions that there is a split between things people consider to be "natural" versus those that are the products of technology, or man-made.  Obviously no one would…
Why Crowdsourcing Cannot Be Fixed

Why Crowdsourcing Cannot Be Fixed

Researchers from the University of Southampton have published a study in which they argue that crowdsourcing information can be improved through use of incentives.  In "Making crowdsourcing more…
Karaoke Anxiety - An Exploration

Karaoke Anxiety - An Exploration

Is karaoke a passing fad? Kevin Brown PhD. Associate Professor of Theatre History, Theory, Criticism, Performance Studies, New Media, Non-Western Theatre, and Popular Culture at the University of…
Acknowledged!

Acknowledged!

This is just to report that I feel greatly honoured to be cited on top of the acknowledgements section of the new paper by Dimitri Nanopoulos and colleagues. I hope I will be able to review the…
CMS Vs ATLAS On Dijet Resonances: Who Wins ?

CMS Vs ATLAS On Dijet Resonances: Who Wins ?

Two papers describing results of searches for high-mass resonances decaying into jet pairs have appeared on the arxiv this week. They are authored by the CMS and ATLAS collaborations, and they both…
Did Body Hair Evolve To Warm Or Cool Animals?

Did Body Hair Evolve To Warm Or Cool Animals?

Body hair in mammals is typically thought to have evolved to keep us warm in colder prehistoric periods but in elephants it may do the opposite.  A new study contends epidermal hair may have…