If That Were A Higgs At 200 GeV...

If That Were A Higgs At 200 GeV...

A reader of this blog asked in the comments thread of a recent piece the following interesting question: "Assuming mH = 201 GeV/c2, how many Higgses shoud have been produced atthe Tevatron by now…
Political Science

Political Science

For too long, scientists have ducked away from public service, not because their peers have been unwilling to elect them, but because there is a sense among scientifically educated people that…
New Zealand Opens Up Its UFO Files

New Zealand Opens Up Its UFO Files

Every government has UFO files.   That doesn't mean they have aliens hidden in secret, underground lairs or futuristic spaceships being studied, but they have various claims of UFOs by citizens…
CIA WikiLeaks Task Force: WTF??

CIA WikiLeaks Task Force: WTF??

Really, no one needs to add anything to the title to make it funnier but the fact that the CIA, with its vast store of intellectual talent, didn't figure its WikiLeaks Task Force and acronym WTF…
Stained Squid, Part II

Stained Squid, Part II

Ahh! Because I was so busy yesterday, I forgot to give you the other half of that baby squid. Here it is! The little blob being held in those tiny, adorable arms is a yolk sac. When they are inside…