Science by 8-year-olds

Science by 8-year-olds

I thought I was going into Christmas recess, but then I saw this: Graduate students the world over have got to be feeling like slackers right now: A group of 8- to 10-year-old British schoolchildren…
Facial Recogniton Peaks In Our 30s

Facial Recogniton Peaks In Our 30s

Scientists writing in Cognition have said that our ability to recognize and remember faces peaks at ages 30 to 34 - a decade later than most of our other mental abilities. Some prior studies had…
In Love With Your Stuff? Maybe

In Love With Your Stuff? Maybe

If you were around in the early days of the iPhone, you may have thought users were in love with it.   Proponents spoke of it in romantic terms and looked for reasons to discuss it, with…
Global Crisis in Cephalopods?

Global Crisis in Cephalopods?

Fluctuations in the world squid market tells us that A sharp increase in landings of squid or giant squid (Dosidicus gigas) occurred in Chile in the first 10 months of 2010, over 243 per cent more…
The Evil URL Shortener

The Evil URL Shortener

It turns out I am not the only person suspicious of "URL shorteners" designed to make very long links into shorter, manageable ones.    On a service like Twitter, where communications are…