War, Violence, And Technological Change

War, Violence, And Technological Change

Rather than hijack Eric Diaz' excellent recent post with lengthy and tangential comments, I'll post my thoughts about the roots of war here. Machines, Organizations&Us is a column on human-…
Who Has The Best Limit On Bs Mesons ?

Who Has The Best Limit On Bs Mesons ?

The DZERO collaboration just sent to the Cornell ArXiv a paper which presents their new precise cross-section limits for the rare decay of mesons into pairs of muons. This important new article hides…
MODIS Rapidfire For Citizen Scientists - #3

MODIS Rapidfire For Citizen Scientists - #3

MODIS Rapidfire For Citizen Scientists - #3 This is part #3 of a brief explanation of the NASA/GSFC MODIS Rapid Response System - Rapidfire - together with a Howto for citizen scientists.  The…
The Robin Hood Morality Quiz: Results

The Robin Hood Morality Quiz: Results

Yesterday I posted the highly insightful and scientifically bullet proof (wink-wink, nod-nod) Robin Hood Morality Quiz—you shoulda ranked Robin, Maid Marion, Little John and the good sheriff of…