I have subscribed to way too many science blogs. I’d drop some them but then I’d miss out so much good science. Like this experiment on a bottomless bowl of soup. Dr. Wansink is particularly proud of his bottomless soup … Continue reading →

According to the Neurophilosopher a patient with epilepsy was fitted with a BCI2000, a device that monitors brain activity, to monitor his seizures. Because the patient was required to remain connected to the BCI until he had a seizure, engineers … Continue reading →

The BBC reports that the Vatican is thinking about doing away with limbo – the doctrine that unbaptised babies don’t quite make it to heaven but they don’t get sent straight into the inferno. It’s great that the Pope is … Continue reading →

With all the fuss about about Bay Area scientists winning all the Nobel prizes, it’s nice to see some people back in the old country being recognized by the more prestigious Ig Nobles. Tests of the £580 unit at a … Continue reading →

If there is one application for which a web browser is supremely well-suited it’s reading web pages. That’s why I was happy to use Google’s news reader for reading blogs. Every previous RSS client I had tried behaved as though … Continue reading →

Rob responds to my post on morality with a quote from Groklaw which, I think, seems to support my theory That’s what law is for. It’s for those who have no heart or no conscience and who will do bad … Continue reading →

About 4 years ago, I said to Julio that as soon as they start burning books, it’ll be time to man the barricades. Wouldn’t it be ironic if the first book they burned was Fahrenheit 451 (which, by a strange … Continue reading →