“Because We Can” Is Not a Good Reason
2014-07-17 – Today I participated in a focus group. But I’m not going to tell you how worthless focus groups are (I got a lunch and a Starbucks gift card). […]
Tag Archives: Science
Cookware, Shirts, and a Trip to Mars
2014-06-05 – Many years ago I read a letter to the newspaper column Hints from Heloise. If you don’t know about this column, let me tell you. Heloise gave tips […]
Can I At Least Kvetch?
2014-05-27 – BREAKING NEWS: PAIN IS NOT A GOOD THING! If you’re not Jewish, this probably is not news. If you’re Jewish, you’re probably skeptical. But it’s in the research. […]
Downcast Eyes
2014-04-08 – If you see me with downcast eyes, let me assure you that it is only temporary. The problem is my new glasses. I wear progressive lenses. The top […]
Cuckoo for Chicken Pox
2014-03-23 – I remember a time before many of the vaccines we rely on today were available. Now, I was a little boy, so I don’t remember any scientific details. […]
A Cache of Science Fair Boards
2014-03-09 – My wife Kit was cleaning out a closet yesterday and found a pile of science fair and history fair projects. The glue has dried out and the pieces […]
Cathedrals of Scent
2014-02-09 – My friend Chris posted an interesting article on Facebook: “What’s the Point If We Can’t Have Fun?” by David Graeber. The article contrasts one utilitarian view of evolutionary […]
Evolution Wins on Field Goals
2014-02-06 – When one team goes out to play baseball and the opponent is playing basketball, you might have a hard time saying who won. One team wins on […]
Groundhog Day
2014-02-02 – I shoveled snow again yesterday. Friday they were predicting as much as a foot of snow, but I shoveled, maybe, four inches. When I heard the forecast yesterday, […]
Indeterminacy of Guilt: Schrödinger’s Knox
2014-01-30 – If you know only the tiniest bit of quantum mechanics (a quantum of quantum mechanics or Q2M), you’ve surely heard of Schrödinger’s box. Schrödinger’s box is a […]
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