Songbirds Fly Fast - Really Fast

Songbirds Fly Fast - Really Fast

A York University research team has tracked the migration of songbirds,  the most common type of bird in our skies, by outfitting them with tiny geolocator backpacks – a world first and…
Are You Smarter Than A Pigeon?

Are You Smarter Than A Pigeon?

Are you smarter than a pigeon?   We don't mean smarter as in able to figure out why it's $14  a day for lousy internet access in a hotel or $14 to see an old movie in your hotel room or the…
Neanderthal Genome Gets A First Draft

Neanderthal Genome Gets A First Draft

Neandertals were the closest relatives of currently living humans. They lived in Europe and parts of Asia until they became extinct about 30,000 years ago. For more than a hundred years,…
GPS and the 4th Satellite

GPS and the 4th Satellite

One subject I love to explore is how everyday technology depends upon some very deep theories either in pure or applied sciences that in their abstract form might be viewed at best as academic or at…
Genome Sequencing at Wal-Mart? Maybe Soon......

Genome Sequencing at Wal-Mart? Maybe Soon......

Within the next few years it may be possible to go to Walmart, pick up a gallon of milk, and then stop by and have your genome sequenced while you wait. Sound unbelievable? Recent developments in…
Evolution - DNA Return To the Universe

Evolution - DNA Return To the Universe

Today is Darwin Day. I didn't think I'd participate in this particular internet adventure. It looked like a lot of fun, Hank and Adaptive Complexity made sure of that, but it would be a long…