Science 2.0's Lesser Used Logos

Science 2.0's Lesser Used Logos

As long-time readers know, we like to celebrate various holidays and events by making subtle changes to the site.    Sure, sometimes it involve ninjas taking over and writing our science…
What is a Fudge Factor ?

What is a Fudge Factor ?

What is a Fudge Factor ? It is a most unfortunate fact that, however beautiful a theory is, the data plots just don't want to fit the nicely drawn curve.  It is a problem in all fields of…
The Large Hadron Collider is Back Together

The Large Hadron Collider is Back Together

2008 was a horrible year for the Large Hadron Collider. Just nine days after an extremely successful, highly publicized start-up on September 10th, when hundreds of reporters gathered at CERN to…
Dancing with the birds

Dancing with the birds

The number of species who can dance - actually get down, shake their groove thing, etc - has jumped from one (humans) to three. The other two? Parrots and elephants. Unlike other animals, according…
Swine Flu Psychology

Swine Flu Psychology

Stanford Psychologist, Marcel Selathe, is looking for volunteers for a study on the way people are responding to the spread of Swine Flu. As you have heard in the news, there has been an outbreak of…