An excellent Ted to watch with your kids if you want them to go to MIT rather than Berkeley or if they like Robot Vacuums.

Interesting study, if you have teenage children: Among sexually active teens, actual condom use bears no relationship to intention to use a condom or belief that using condoms is a good idea. The only factors in their study that correlate … Continue reading →

Did, as Keats claimed, Newton destroy the beauty of the rainbow by unweaving it? Helen Fisher doesn’t think so:

Now to make you feel better again… Y’all got all the questions right? Right?

The stream of thought flows on; but most of its segments fall into the bottomless abyss of oblivion. Of some, no memory survives the instant of their passage. Of others, it is confined to a few moments, hours or days. … Continue reading →

I tried to find a link to Friedman’s post in the NYT from several years ago in response to Matt’s question. I found this snippet from his book instead: President Kennedy understood that the competition with the Soviet Union was … Continue reading →

Much to my dismay, he keeps writing good articles. That’s how I learned a new language here: “Climate-Speak.” It’s easy to learn. There are only three phrases. The first is: “Just a few years ago …” Just a few years … Continue reading →

Very funny video, Even for people who don’t know any chemistry.

The organization, Scientists and Engineers for America have put together a questionnaire that they are sending to all candidates for the congressional elections in November. Innovation. Science and technology have been responsible for half of the growth of the American … Continue reading →