Gâteau extraordinaire?

Gâteau extraordinaire?

      When I saw this this morning, my first impression was one of a cake produced in a television chefs competition. But what is it?  Guesses welcome.  I hope to…
The Disappearance Of School Prayer

The Disappearance Of School Prayer

A saying goes, "as long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools", but they meant that students would look for help wherever they could get it.  But a subset of people felt it…
When Science Goes To Pot

When Science Goes To Pot

Disclaimer: I have never smoked pot. Not interested. But, I have been very interested in the decades-old debate about it. On one side you have people who claim it as a benign, useful substance that…
What Would Be A Food Movement Worthy Of The Name?

What Would Be A Food Movement Worthy Of The Name?

Back in October, author Michael Pollan wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times in which he said the upcoming vote on California Proposition 37 would show whether or not the “Food Movement…
Advertise Your Half-Baked Science Here!

Advertise Your Half-Baked Science Here!

The relationship between the work of science and works of fiction has gone on for a long time. It's time to put a ring on that finger. It's no secret that fiction writers have been pilfering ideas…
Another Reason To Like Jennifer Aniston

Another Reason To Like Jennifer Aniston

I like Jennifer Aniston and not simply for the reason you might expect - I am a healthy, heterosexual man - but because she is good at what she does and after actress Marlo Thomas was on the "Friends…
Are Science Site Readers into Science or only Sex

Are Science Site Readers into Science or only Sex

Write a critical article about how science careers, including your own, are destroyed and science is corrupted today; put it on a “science” site; get 2400 readers in three months and basically no…