We knew it would come to this: The world would not be enough for Doritos tortilla chips. They are now searching for extraterrestrial consumers with a TV ad that will be broadcast into space.
Doritos has done the market research, and they’ve decided that the system 47 UMa, only 42 light years away, has […]
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Creating music with creative machines: An interview with Jeff Lieberman
Published February 7th, 2008 in Bizarre and Innovation. 4 CommentsSomewhere in New York City, you are playing in a quartet.
Except, you are behind your computer - in your home, at your office, or wherever you get on the internet. And your three musical partners are playing in a warehouse-like space on the Lower East Side. And they’re machines.
That means you’re part of the […]
It’s a general rule of thumb when you’re in a national park or wilderness area: Don’t feed the wildlife. Not only is it unwise to have that bear cub eating out of your hand, it disturbs the animal’s natural diet and behavior. But what about when the animals can’t exactly help themselves?
This past Friday, […]
Holiday gift guide - science included!
Published December 17th, 2007 in Bizarre and Science. 1 CommentWondering what to get the science enthusiasts on your list? Wonder no longer. For in my own enthusiasm for science, I have cruised the internet, searching far and wide for only the most excellent science gifts, which I have brought to you, in this handy guide with a specific gift for each and every science […]
A new dinosaur is born every day
Published December 12th, 2007 in Bizarre, Earth, Animals and Science. 1 CommentAt least it seems that way to me, and my highly advanced dinosaur-news radar. This week, Earth & Sky featured not one, but two dinosaur shows. Just today, two brand-new dinosaurs appeared on the fossil scene.
A long-necked dinosaur, the Glacialisaurus hammeri, was pulled out of the ice and rock of Antarctica almost a decade ago. […]
Specifically, in Hawaii. That’s where the Milky Way Galaxy has been modeled through flowers and plants to represent stars, planets, and all the dust and gas in between.
Of course, it’s called the Galaxy Garden. The designer, an astronomical artist with an apparent predilection for gardening, worked with astronomers to map the dominant features of […]
Science of the paranormal
Published October 31st, 2007 in Bizarre, Body & Mind and Science. 10 CommentsCould paranormal phenomena be proven - through science?
Dr. Dean Radin believes so. He’s devoted his scientific career to investigating common human experiences that seem to transcend ordinary science. Radin works in a field of human psychology called parapsychology - the study of ostensibly paranormal psychological phenomena.
It’s not as strange as it sounds. Radin […]
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a piece of geostationary fruit
Published September 13th, 2007 in Bizarre and Human World. 3 CommentsImagine walking outside one clear, late summer day. You look up into the blue sky, admiring how the sunlight filters through the trees. A breeze flutters through the leaves. All is right with the world. But wait - what’s that, in the sky, just over the tops of the trees? It’s not a blimp, but […]
Studies verify stereotypes
Published September 10th, 2007 in Bizarre, Body & Mind and Science. 6 CommentsYou know how you always suspected that the female craziness for pink was a matter of gender marketing, or at least personal choice?
Turns out your suspicions were wrong. According to a new study, women really do prefer pink and men prefer blue, and it’s a deep-seated evolutionary trait that harks back to ye olde […]
Science lessons from Hollywood flunk out
Published August 20th, 2007 in Bizarre, media and Science. 12 CommentsMy fondest memory of science class is taking a field trip to see Twister. I was in sixth grade, and my class had just completed a weather unit in time for the release of the movie. Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton starred as storm chasers trying to test out a new intensity measuring instrument unironically […]