Some books you read and forget about before you've even put it down. Some you cast aside midway through. Every now and then, though, you find a rare gift of a book that continues to move you days,…

You may suspect the beating of a dead horse by now, but the problem is actually that the animals in question are still alive. As was discussed, the alive cats expect to see something when the box…

This is a new title: Gotta Get 11 Dirac Gamma Girls, Plus 5 Doing an Imaginary Twist [Note: based on discussions below, I decided to alter the title from "Gotta Get 16 Gamma Girls". The core figure…

What if a study were produced that said there was something fundamental about how women react to men and it was discussed by the head of a medical body and its official publication?   If you are…

Mobile Make Out is is an iPhone app that claims to make it possible to make out with someone you are not supposed to be making out with and totally not be called unfaithful by your wife or girlfriend…

NATICK, Massachusetts, May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation today announced the launch and first implants of its ENERGEN(TM) and PUNCTUA(TM) cardiac resynchronization therapy…

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the launch of the Mosby's…

NATICK, Massachusetts, May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation today announced the U.S. and international launch of its Expect(TM) Endoscopic Ultrasound Aspiration Needle, used for…

I like to think I once led an eclectic, interesting life.  I have bribed police in the mid-East, outrun the Bulgarian mafia while driving to get my picture taken with Albanian rebels in…

Okay, the riddle I posted two days ago  was indeed solved by theorists - albeit ones with good internet connections and smart search engines. The figure, pasted below for your convenience, is…