by Darlene Cavalier | Jan 14, 2010 | Blog, News, Occam's Razor
Part of an occasional, ridiculous series from Occam’s Razor: Now that Darlene’s finally headed off to the ScienceOnline2010 conference (thought she’d never leave), let me fill you in on some REAL science you can use. Science yesterday announced...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jan 5, 2010 | News, Writings
Here’s a quirky (and sad) science news item I wrote for DiscoverMagazine.com this week: Booming Music May Have Triggered Club Goers Heart Attack: ABC News reports on an unusual and tragic case of a heart attack triggered by blasting music. A British teenager...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 24, 2009 | Blog, News
This week, The Scientist reports on a study suggesting the long-cherished mistletoe may be messing with the white spruce trees’ hormones. In a not-yet-published report, Barry Logan, an associate professor of biology at Bowdoin College, and his team discovered...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 22, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, News
From BBC: Got an experiment you want to conduct? A theory to put to the test? Material World, Radio 4’s weekly science show, is searching for the BBC’s Amateur Scientist of the Year. It’s not just working scientists who have light bulb moments....
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 17, 2009 | Blog, News
DiscoverMagazine.com shares this post about a new Iphone Application which allows users to text over video images showing, well, exactly what you’d see if you weren’t texting-while-walking….what’s in front of you! What will they think of next?...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 15, 2009 | Blog, News, Science Education
This ain’t yo’ daddy’s NASA no mo’. Today, NASA launches Mission Science, a site designed specifically for teens “who have their own unique language and style,” according to this morning’s NASA press release. Teens can access...
