Science by press release

Science by press release

With apologies to Jonathan Eisen for encroaching on his annoyance specialty, here is yet another case of science via press release. Big hop forward: Scientists map kangaroo's DNA Taking a big…
Why all politicians should study some science

Why all politicians should study some science

This is the topic of a recent Telegraph Blog (here) by Daniel Hannan, a Member of the European Parliament. The Hedgehog would like to know, WHAT SORT OF SCIENCE should the "some" be?  Any…
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Oil Refineries Ltd/

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Oil Refineries Ltd/

HAIFA, Israel, November 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In the news release, Oil Refineries Changes Time of Earnings Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2008 Results issued on 18 Nov 2008 16:07 GMT, by Oil Refineries…
Logicalis Champions 'Tweak-Onomics'

Logicalis Champions 'Tweak-Onomics'

SLOUGH, England, November 18 /PRNewswire/ -- - Calls For IT Industry to Master Economic Downturn by Sharing Cost-Saving 'Tweak-Onomics' With Cash-Strapped IT Departments With businesses facing…
Hallucinations & Brion Gysin's Dreamachine

Hallucinations & Brion Gysin's Dreamachine

For those of you who are interested in Brion Gysin's Dreamachine, the following was borrowed from our friends at Wikipedia: In its original form, a dreamachine is made from a cylinder with slits cut…
It's a nano world after all

It's a nano world after all

Ivan Oransky, managing editor of Scientific American online, was one of the judges for Nikon's Small World contest: "Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of serving as one of several judges for the…