For the past few weeks I have been going back and forth with Frank Cilluffo and Clint Watts over their paper on what to do in Yemen. (Their original post […]
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The Economist last week ran a feature and editorial on the new age of the Anthropocene, a term coined by scientists and now increasingly used by others to refer to […]
When I was a grad student at Berkeley years ago, it was famous for not only finding new elements on the periodic chart, but also finding the anti-proton, the anti-particle […]
Funny thing about fear. By the time you feel it, your body is already quite busy keeping you safe.
Before chemistry was ‘chemistry’ there was alchemy. Alchemists sought to change gray lead into gold, well, gold. Sounds reasonable. The atomic number of lead is 82. Gold’s atomic number is […]
This past spring semester, American University hosted an event featuring Roger Pielke Jr., a Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado-Boulder and author of The Climate Fix: What […]
The burgeoning field of regenerative medicine, or tissue engineering, seeks to harness the body's own healing powers.
Dear educator, if you were on Twitter yesterday, you might have found: this awesome reflection about working with a teacher on technology integration; or these resources about ‘learning styles’ and […]
Last week, Simone Lewis-Koskinen contributed a valuable guest post on the communication challenges facing scientists and leaders hoping to elevate public concern over ocean acidification. In a follow-up post today, she […]
As I was listening to Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers last night while surfing the web, I discovered that Gil Scott Heron had died. Heron has always been an […]
Around this time of year many high school and college students worldwide come to the sad realization that they’re failing chemistry. To them, a mole will always be just a […]
Great news for chocolate lovers: new research published in Chemistry Central Journal claims that chocolate contains more antioxidants (polyphenols and flavanols) than fruit juice.
On May 20, The New York Times Magazine is sponsoring the 2nd annual “Sunday with the Magazine” event, which will feature conversations with leading innovators and thinkers in fields such […]
So, I was thumbing through the most recent issue of FORTUNE magazine and clipping out some advertisements from corporate sponsors that touched on the innovation theme. I came up with […]
The alternative energy craze is kicking into high gear. In fact, it’s starting to remind me of tales from the Middle Ages, when everyone sought to transform a substance like […]
[hat tip to Richard Florida] UNESCO defines research and development (R&D) as: Any creative systematic activity undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture, […]
The Cancer Genome Atlas project, already several years underway, is transforming the way scientists think about and treat cancer.
The eruptions have been coming nonstop this week. Much of the news has been Hawaii-centric—for good reason—but there has been volcanic activity around the globe as well.
Normally I don’t post over the weekend, but volcanoes are on no man’s schedule! After the collapses at Pu`u O`o (see below) and the draining of the lava lake at […]
Mood rings famously are meant to change color to reflect the mood of the wearer. Some are cheap and ugly. Some are expensive and set in precious metal. All work using the same mechanics.
by Richard Kassissieh A student gazes at a mystery solution. Its contents are unknown. The student reaches into her toolkit, a set of known solutions, and one by one, combines […]
Are the revelations promised by string theory's quest for the "Theory of Everything" leading physics in the wrong direction?
By intensely focusing the sun's rays on a rare earth oxide, researchers have discovered a reactor that could produce fuel from water in an easily stored form.
About 27 percent of all gene families that exist today were born between 3.3 billion and 2.8 billion years ago, two researchers from MIT have reported in Nature.
A range of environmental issues — from biodiversity to ocean acidification — have linkages to climate change. Yet, given polarized views on climate change, how can these linkages be effectively […]
A recent post by Kevin Carey at The Quick and the Ed highlights one of the essential dilemmas faced by those of us who are working desperately to improve students’ […]
By studying our nearest galactic neighbor Andromeda, astrophysicists can better understand how our own Milky Way galaxy formed 10 billion years ago.
How badly could things have gone during Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington? How much room was there for actual negotiation?
With everyone talking about Ibrahim Asiri and a number of reporters asking what I knew about him, I thought it would be useful if I put together a little biographic […]
Research into the possibility of engineering a better climate is progressing at an impressive rate—and meeting strong opposition. The Economist reports.