A Nautilus Bedtime Story

A Nautilus Bedtime Story

Today's post in honor of the 2011 Cephalopod Awareness Days. October 9th is Nautilus Night.500 million years ago, at the time of the Cambrian Explosion, there was no life on land. The ocean…
Blackboards in Porn

Blackboards in Porn

After writing, then discarding, a particularly snarky bit because it was too snarky for even me, I realized I am still due this week's entry.  Fortunately, to my rescue comes Blackboards in Porn…
Laser Worms!

Laser Worms!

I'm back, after an extended hiatus due to my big move to Chicago to begin grad school.  I’ve been pummeled by work for the past month, so I’ll keep this one short and sweet. The future is here!…
Women Have Won - And Men Are In Trouble

Women Have Won - And Men Are In Trouble

In academia, the many, many advancements of women are not enough and so they are increasingly forced to massage statistics to make it look like they are oppressed, underpaid, blocked out of the hard…
The Genetics Of Suicide

The Genetics Of Suicide

A meta-analysis has provided support to the previously suggested idea that a certain gene's variation is linked to suicidal behavior. The gene in question is the one that codes for BDNF (or brain-…
Rifting The Lithosphere In Southern California

Rifting The Lithosphere In Southern California

You can thank the stretching of continents and the oceans that filled those newly created basins for the Earth we know today.  Rifting is one of the fundamental geological forces that have…
Neutrinos In The Earth Teach Us About The Sun

Neutrinos In The Earth Teach Us About The Sun

Using one of the most sensitive neutrino detectors on the planet, the Borexino instrument, an international team are measuring the flow of solar neutrinos reaching Earth more precisely than ever…