These days the Higgs boson search is a bit over-hyped, with the impending competition between Tevatron and LHC on the discovery of the fabled boson making headlines every time there is a new, even minor, update in the results of the CDF and D0 experiment. But the hunt is on for many other, maybe even more interesting, rare processes.
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the rugbyologist's hometown rag, The Columbus Dispatch, was wondering why only one-third of Ohioans are planning to get the swine flu vaccination. Maybe it's because you publish letters to the editor like Dr. Phillip DeMio's "Better think before getting H1N1 vaccine":
There are many mediums in which evil spirits may reside (most notably dwellings, persons and computers), each requiring its own specific rite of exorcism. The steps enumerated below deal specifically with human exorcism, or ridding the body of an undesired spirit/demon possession, in the Roman Catholic tradition.
Note: before performing an exorcism, evaluate the subject’s potential for violence (with the strength and malignity of the possession in mind), and restrain accordingly, usually with ropes, straps or duct tape.
Note II: The following ritual may or may not work with computers, depending on operating system and waterproofing. Still, it may be worth a try.
1. Priest is dressed in cassock, surplice and purple stole.
Note: before performing an exorcism, evaluate the subject’s potential for violence (with the strength and malignity of the possession in mind), and restrain accordingly, usually with ropes, straps or duct tape.
Note II: The following ritual may or may not work with computers, depending on operating system and waterproofing. Still, it may be worth a try.
1. Priest is dressed in cassock, surplice and purple stole.
John Evans, a mathematician friend of mine in Cambridge England, came up with a formula that specifically allows one to estimate the relative complexity of nervous systems in the animal kingdom, from C. elegans to the human brain. It takes into account not just the number of neurons in the brain, but also the number of synaptic connections that link neurons to one another, and in a second version, the encephalization quotient.
In December an important climate change meeting will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark: The United Nations Climate Change Meeting or the so-called COP15 climate meeting.
Welcome to the 17th edition of the Carnival of Evolution. This month, we celebrate not only great evolution blogging around the web, but also some of the best evolution writing of all time. 150 years ago, in November of 1859, The Origin of Species was published. For our sesquicentennial celebration of this major turning point in the history of biology, I've taken a virtual voyage on the Beagle through the vast expanse of the blogosphere. And like Darwin on that first trip in the Beagle, I've kept a journal of my observations, with a little posthumous help from Charles.
The day is here! After much reading and reviewing, we’ve determined the finalists in our University Writing Competition. We had some pretty impressive entries, and we believe our final group highlights the best examples of science writing we received. The finalists ended up being a good cross-section of subjects, science disciplines, and participating universities. All are all well written, informative - and often times, entertaining. We think you’ll agree.
A few days ago, I was working at home when the phone rang. I answered, and was surprised to hear a soft, accented voice asking for me. It was Lada Tsokolova, calling from Germany, with the sad news that her husband Sergey had just died of cancer. I was stunned. Sergey was young! He had spent nearly a year in my lab in 2005-06, on a Fulbright Fellowship, and I had seen him recently at scientific meetings in Kyoto and Heidelberg, but he never mentioned that he was ill.
Harvard Magazine excerpts Louis Menand on "Professionalization in the academy. If you're thinking of going to graduate school, you need to read this.
This is the premise behind academic scholarship:
With the World Series upon us, again, it is time to consider baseball's improbable events, like the four home run game (15)[1], the perfect game (18), and the unassisted triple play (15, maybe 16).
Alone in the annals of baseball improbability is The Streak.
THE STREAK
In 1941, Joe DiMaggio recorded a record 56-game hitting streak. It is widely regarded as the one baseball record that will never be broken. The great emergent property himself, Steven Jay Gould, considered The Streak to be the greatest record in sports history[2] due to it's statistical unlikelihood.
Alone in the annals of baseball improbability is The Streak.
THE STREAK
In 1941, Joe DiMaggio recorded a record 56-game hitting streak. It is widely regarded as the one baseball record that will never be broken. The great emergent property himself, Steven Jay Gould, considered The Streak to be the greatest record in sports history[2] due to it's statistical unlikelihood.
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