At first, President Obama sided with science and smart politics - the Keystone XL project, a 1,700  mile pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf Coast that will produce 700,000 barrels of oil a day…

Copyright Infringement and International Law What with the day of action on SOPA taking up the front pages of the media, a new legal definition published by the UN has been mostly overlooked. I think…

“The vacuum is empty” Richard Feynman According to Dick himself, this was his catchiest motto, but eventually he abandoned it for being as wrong as it sounds right.   There are several…

Expect to hear a lot about the Mayans until December 22, 2012. End of the world conspiracies happen pretty much five times a year but it's still going to get its attention because a lot of older…

Have you heard of biobricks? They're the answer--or at least an answer--to the accusation made here at Science 2.0 and elsewhere that: . . . there is one area where physics has the life sciences beat…

Dec. 6, Spinning the Interaction Story: Spin 1 (1 of 3)Snarky puzzle Figure out how to represent any quaternion using 3D rotations and one complex number. BackgroundComplex numbers are critical in…

No, not a million of those... I am talking about page hits. And no, there is no reason for retiring: the next million is awaiting! I didn't give much thought to page hits when I started blogging. And…

 In advance of President Obama’s State of the Union address next week, RealClearPolitics is rolling out daily “state of” reports to better frame the issues he might discuss. The following is a…

The decisions of life and death are not easy to make, whether it's about a loved one on life support or the need to spare a beloved pet suffering. As one family struggles with the harsh words of an…

...and people who like sausages, should not ask how they are made. As a member of two large scientific collaborations (CDF and CMS), I enjoy the benefit of seeing lots of scientific publications that…