...as I was reading this! But it's science! Thus, not NSFW by definition....
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Against a Definition of Science Fiction -- Paul Kincaid
"When I called my collection of essays and reviews What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction, I was struggling toward something I could not fully articulate. I don't know what is involved in reading science fiction, because I don't know…
It's a grey, dismal, rainy day here at Chateau Steelypips, and I'm a little groggy from cold medication. Which means it's not a great writing day, but it is a good day to stay inside and do a little SCIENCE! for the photo of the day. thus, this:
Some toys and the cable box in our basement, shot at…
Ok, time to stop the madness.
I propose consistent, competing definitons of planets; one leave Pluto in, the other not. Up or down vote.
The IAU now has a competing resolution that looks likely to delete Pluto as a planet, and the original IAU resolution is being voted on piecewise - which will…
Inspired by RPM of Evolgen, I ask, how many people in your school/University, or town, or state, are blogging, especially about science?
First, I don't know of anyone from my University who blog privately, though you can probably search the MSNBlogs etc. for schools and locales. But, folks at…
I guess that article, by extension, helps explain why some people engage in autoerotic asphyxiation. My brother accidentally strangled himself a few months ago (according to the police, he had rigged up a release mechanism but it failed), and I've been looking for information that would to help me make sense of why he did what he did. Thanks for the link.
Is it possible that the seemingly ever increasing groans and hyperventilation exhibited by some of our political elites is correlated with hypocapnia? Does hypocapnia account for the media articles that report some politicians all too frequently know or see god's intentions? Could it be that altered brain metabolism, by way of drastically reduced blood flow to the brain, correlates with the emotional (limbic) responses we observe in politicians?
My, my! A scientific reason to justify civility in politics! Yet, I suppose not, the limbic system doesn't foster reading skills or logical thought.
Ban the neckties!