Gracie Is Schrödinger’s Cat
2015-12-10 – We have two cats. One is named Poppy. One is named Gracie. Gracie has hyperactive thyroid—or is it hypoactive? I can never get that straight. Whatever you call […]
Tag Archives: Science
Extreme Weather Targets Millions
2015-11-19 – It wasn’t enough to stop reporting air temperature as wind chill. As I write this the actual temperature outside is 41° F. With the wind chill factor it […]
Belief in Aliens, Alternative Universes, and Gods
2015-11-05 – Today I’m going to write about belief aliens, alternative universes, and gods. Let’s start with aliens. Between 2009 and 2013, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope observed a strange pattern […]
Making a Killing in Big Pharma
2015-09-22 – A sickening story about drug pricing has been circulating the last couple days. Here’s the Daily Kos story: Hedge Fund Manager Buys Rights to Critical Drug, Hikes Price […]
A Canine Competitor in the Fertilizer Business
2015-08-25 – Do your dogs have a pattern of where they will and will not poop? My dog Lefty does. He rarely poops in the house and then only if […]
Puerto Rico Is Not Going to Be Hit By an Asteroid Next Month
2015-08-20 – The Internet is predicting an asteroid strike near Puerto Rico sometime between September 15 and September 28—a 13 day window. NBC News went to NASA to find out […]
Computer-Operated Autonomous Automatic Weapons
2015-08-11 – As of 2013 (latest available data), the number of firearm deaths in the United States nearly equaled the number of motor vehicle deaths: 33,636 for guns and 33,804 […]
Tropical Getaway, in Spanish, Con Un Perro
2015-07-30 – I was watching an episode of the Daily Show the other day and a Verizon commercial came on. I don’t usually pay much attention to the commercials, but […]
To See a Rainbow, Stand With Your Back to the Sun
2015-07-19 – Yesterday was typical rainbow weather in Chicago: intermittent thundershowers. The key word here is “intermittent.” Rainbows appear when sunlight is scattered by raindrops. You need both, and that […]
Our Friendly Gut Microbes
2015-07-02 – Life expectancy 100 years ago in the United States was 52.5 for men and 56.8 for women. These figures were bumped up to 66.8 for men and 73.8 […]
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