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Steve Higgins is a psychology graduate student at an online university. He hopes that the three weeks and $29.95 that he is spending on his Ph.D. will get him a job at a Tier 1 research university. Do online universities have postdocs? Ok...just kidding, Steve is a real graduate student at a real school.

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Is a flying carpet possible?

The answer is a resounding sorta. Scientists at Harvard have done that calculations and found that "the aerodynamics of a flexible, rippling sheet moving through a fluid" ... should make it "possible to make one that will stay aloft in air." However, No such carpet is going to ferry people...

Posted on December 23, 2007 8:09 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Witricity - cue cancer conspiracy...wait for it...wait....now

I'm going to make a bold bold prediction right here on Omni Brain. With the announcement of wireless electricity there will soon be a group of crazed wackjobs protesting it (well.. that is if it ever actually makes it to the consumer level) because the electricity flowing through the air...

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Posted on June 8, 2007 9:40 AM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

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The wasteful and unnecessary sport utility brain.

Posted on June 4, 2007 8:00 AM • • 0 TrackBacks

On Debating Pseudoscientists

Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy writes eloquently on debating pseudoscientists: Debunking fringe theories is usually not trivial. For example, Richard Hoagland has been making his (mistaken) claims about Mars for literally decades. The breadth and depth of his claims is astonishing! It would take forever to debunk everything he says,...

Posted on April 4, 2007 11:24 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

What is the nastiest debate in your field?

What are the big nasty debates in your field?

Posted on February 12, 2007 1:23 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

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