Wherever you are – anywhere in the world – on August 5th, contribute to science by taking a photo of a blank white piece of paper, outside in the sun, between 4:00 and 7:00 pm local time.Your photo will used to measure how much of the sun’s energy is reflected back from the Earth -- our planet's "albedo." It's one way scientists can monitor how much energy – and heat – is being absorbed...
read moreIn Proofiness - How Gender And Pay Statistics Are Used To Do Bad Things, I noted that some of the statistics regarding gender and pay in science were misconstrued to make it look like science academia is sexist as opposed to simply being unequal in places. read...
read moreThe DNA profile of serial killer Ted Bundy will be uploaded to a national database today, good news for future episodes of "CSI" on television - and maybe some actual CSI people in the field.
read moreThis afternoon we had the first formal meeting for product planning of the Science 2.0 television pilot. As you can imagine, there was talk of technical details, how the creative guys will set up the shot lists and storyboard the segments, what segments we will use, and then some of the philosophical stuff.Like, what will make Science 2.0 a science show for the next century?I told the...
read moreWith the economy in the dumps, there is an easy way to add 100,000 jobs and stick it to terrorists if, you know, the economy is as important as politicians claim it is. It’s so easy it can be done with the stroke of a pen. TransCanada has been waiting almost three years to be allowed to build a 1,700 Keystone XL mile pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf Coast. It will produce 700,000 barrels...
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