Whose Christmas Story?

Whose Christmas Story?

According to a well-known British figure: ... the true meaning of the Christmas story will not be revealed until Easter – or possibly much later. Now who said that?  Answer at the end of this…
Getting A Satellite Through Airport Security

Getting A Satellite Through Airport Security

Full of fear, I nervously packed the first Calliope test build into my carry-on badge and made ready to fly from DC to San Francisco.  Would the TSA (airport security) people allow me to ship a…
The Sentient Cell

The Sentient Cell

An excellent interview-style article created by one of my Facebook colleagues, Sniff Code.A hybridized product of Science and Philosophy. Introduction: Dr. Shapiro believes that it might be time for…
iPhone Goes Where Droid Has Gone Before

iPhone Goes Where Droid Has Gone Before

Just saw a PR blurb about a new iPhone game called Squid Kid. Squid Kid lets the player swing in any direction, cut corners, find short cuts and capture the most notorious villains the ocean has ever…
Science 2.0 and the Comics

Science 2.0 and the Comics

Science 2.0 is making the cartoon circuit! One of my recent pieces on the brain, computers, and the vagueness of language (Why Meanings Must Be Fuzzy) motivated this comic strip at Calamities of…
Logic, Questions, And The Needs Of The Disabled

Logic, Questions, And The Needs Of The Disabled

Recently, two posts of Lisa Jo Rudy’s at About.com have garnered the disdain of loyal AoA (Age of Autism blog) readers. Anne Dachel felt strongly enough to write a lengthy post about the upcoming…
A Musical Tribute To The Media

A Musical Tribute To The Media

In light of today's *way* over-hyped reporting of "new alien life" discovered by NASA-funded research (GFAJ-1, the arsenic microbe), I thought this song would be appropriate. By the way, find out the…