"To live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life." -James Joyce Craig Venter is brilliant. Brilliant enough, you might say, to enter the ranks of literary gods. So brilliant, he…

"Despite reports of concern from caregivers and some studies, there are limited data on  population-based estimates and predictors of risk for wandering associated with ASD/DD." --ICD-9-CM…

Across the world, fewer people are buying the "I have a glandular disorder" excuse for obesity. As the average waistline increases but the numbers of obese people skew that result, society is getting…

Imagine, if you will, a Borg cube from Star Trek humming along through space, part of a fleet of such cubes, each with millions of drones participating in a spatially non-localized brain of billions…

I just stumbled across a list of favorite ocean flicks, posted at The Film Pilgrim. The Little Mermaid and Finding Nemo make a necessary appearance, as do epic disaster shows like Titanic and The…

Spend anytime in the online autism community, and you'll find a rich cast of characters offering a diverse perspective on what it means to be autistic. From clinically diagnosed autistics in early…

Which science kills the most people each year?  Prompted by a quote-- "guns don't kill people-- physics kills people." ('3rd Rock from the Sun') -- it's time we look at which science really is…

Methodological Stuff: 1. Introduction 2: Patterns3: Patterns, Objectivity and Truth4: Patterns and Processes The Pattern Library: A pattern of Difference 2: A Pattern of Feedback It has been a year…

There has clearly been enough controversy around the risks and hazards created by the Fukushima reactor problems over the past days.  Part of the controversy seems to originate with the idea…

Back in October I made my picks for the hotly contested Etsy/NASA contest.  And now the winners are announced.  Neither of my picks (stenciled glass bottles and wooden toy blocks for alien…