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- Millions of lawyers, yet not many are astronomers, too: You have to wonder, given the millions of lawyers in the civilized world (maybe millions just in the U.S.?), how many of them are recognized not only for their legal [...]
- Are alternative power sources starting to make sense yet?: Are the many alternative energy and power sources out there that scientists and politicians have been preaching about starting to make sense yet? More importantly, are they any more practical [...]
- Now I’ve heard it all: Injection may someday cure phobias: Now I’ve heard it all, I think. I just read an article that researchers in Japan are trying injections into the brain of goldfish that seem to cure their phobias. [...]
- Speaking of addictions — vaccine could solve cocaine addictions: I see from a recent story, Baylor University is testing a vaccine which may cause people to lose interest in cocaine. Some reports have said it only works well with [...]
- What’s your computer of choice? Laptop? Desktop? Cell phone? Netbook?: What’s your computer of choice? Do you use mainly a laptop or a desktop? Or do you rely on your cell phone and wireless service for all your “computer” needs? [...]
- Does it REALLY make sense to use food products for alternative fuels?: A year or two ago, everyone where I live was excited about the prospects of a plant opening nearby to produce ethanol fuel from corn. Ethanol, as I’m sure you [...]
- Energy policies based primarily on oil are ALL ultimately flawed beyond fixing: There’s no getting around it, America (for that matter the whole world) needs a solution to the “energy crisis” we have become painfully aware of in recent months because of [...]
- World’s nations simply won’t get serious about tackling world climate problems: I remember how amazed I was as a kid to see one of the NASA launches canceled because there were storm clouds within X number of miles of the Florida [...]
- What was the object the astronauts saw? Do they still take souvenir stuff into space?: Do astronauts still take souvenir or memorabilia stuff into space then bring it back to earth for friends, family, sponsors, etc.? Maybe that would explain the unidentified object about a [...]
- ‘Mad scientists’ create life — well, sort of, and they aren’t really mad: Funny how you see things according to your predisposition to see them, isn’t it? The title of this story demonstrates that I saw waaaaayyyy to many “mad scientist” movies when [...]
- I’ve heard of pet rats — but ‘pet’ rat hearts? Well, not really pets: When I was a kid back in the Dark Ages, “science” meant inventing rocket ships and planning space trips to the moon, maybe someday to Mars. “Life science” or biology [...]
- Satellites seem to have discovered the source of the Northern Lights: To those of us who are closet astronomer wannabes, a story I recently read about the Northern Lights was fascinating. (The rest of you — feel free to read on [...]
- Good to know: Planets Earth and Venus are practically twins: Okay, I guess I’m not understanding enough about how scientists, particularly astronomers, think — because I just read a couple of stories where they announced that Earth and Venus are [...]