CMS has recently produced an updated search for black hole production in the 7 TeV proton-proton collisions delivered by the LHC. The data sample now consists of 190 inverse picobarns of collisions…

I got counter snarked. At the end of my blogs, I include what I call a snarky puzzle. If you can follow along with the technical parts of my blogs, a snarky puzzle is  suppose to be a playful…

Lady Gaga is a marketing-fueled pop music phenomenon.   If you exclude her music, she can do no wrong, and every appearance, even a walk through an airport, is carefully choreographed.  …

The National Toxicology Program has released its latest warning on things that 'give' you cancer and they include two things people come into contact with every day. If you have walked into a new…

A cap that literally cools the brain during sleep may be an effective insomnia treatment, according to new research. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine says that chronic insomnia, symptoms that…

Baseball coaches often use traditional metrics for managerial decisions, like batting results against specific pitchers, performance in certain park configurations and whether they bat from the left…

If you're in an older generation and a female calls another female "dude", it may seem strange to you.  It happens all of the time and should be a sign that sexism is less today but a recent…

The topic of Dante came up recently here in a comment stream following an article on parsley.  So I am taking this opportunity to share with you two of my favourite bits. First, from Canto XVI…

A new study offers insights about the interaction between a toxic protein called progerin and telomeres, which cap the ends of chromosomes like aglets, the plastic tips that bind the ends of…

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently recommended that screening for autism be incorporated into routine physician check-ups, even if no concern has been raised by the parents. Such routine…