Tag Archives: Science

Best Story of the Day So Far

Posted on January 29, 2013 at 11:30 am by Bob Cesca

Not only did this quadruple amputee survive his wounds, but doctors came up with a new way to do limb transplants, which is, of course, phenomenal news for all of the wounded warriors coming home. Brendan Marrocco was the first … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Technology: They’re Working On It

Posted on January 10, 2013 at 12:00 pm by Bob Cesca

I give you actual holodecks: And — seriously — they’re working on warp drive within our lifetimes: “Perhaps a Star Trek experience within our lifetime is not such a remote possibility.” These are the words of Dr. Harold “Sonny” White, … Continue reading →

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The Future of Computer Interfaces

Posted on December 28, 2012 at 10:01 am by Bob Cesca

Soon, we won’t have to touch a damn thing: Leap Motion claims its device is 200 times more accurate than anything on the market and can track your finger movements down to 1/100th of a millimeter. Microsoft’s Kinect seems archaic … Continue reading →

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Scientists Can Test to See If the Universe Is a Computer Simulation

Posted on December 14, 2012 at 10:38 am by Bob Cesca

What if they discover we’re all in the Matrix, or that we’re inside a colossal version of The Sims? Some physicists and university researchers say it’s possible to test the theory that our entire universe exists inside a computer simulation, … Continue reading →

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A Light That Runs on Gravity (Sort Of)

Posted on December 12, 2012 at 11:11 am by Bob Cesca

Via Andrew Sullivan: Technically, as some of Sullivan’s readers have pointed out, the power comes from the human who lifts the bag of sand and hangs it from the light. Also, a spring-loaded wind-up mechanism would work by the same … Continue reading →

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NASA Bombarded With Doomsday Questions

Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:57 pm by Mr. Brink

So, NASA started a website called, Ask an Astrobiologist, and since then, the website reports they are now devoted to tearing their hair out in a maddening decline toward dementia nearly full-time: Ask an Astrobiologist has received more than 5000 questions … Continue reading →

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Marco Rubio is Definitely Not a Scientist. Man.

Posted on November 20, 2012 at 7:15 am by Bob Cesca

My Tuesday column. Marco Rubio and the continued Republican refusal to accept science. You might recall how Bobby Jindal suggested that Republicans should stop dumbing themselves down. I used this quote in yesterday’s column, but it bears repeating: “It is … Continue reading →

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It Snows Dry Ice On Mars

Posted on September 18, 2012 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

Time for a quick sanity break. Observers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced yesterday that they’ve discovered “dry ice” snow on Mars. A spacecraft orbiting Mars has detected carbon dioxide snow falling on the Red Planet, making Mars the only … Continue reading →

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The First Animal That Can Survive in the Vacuum of Space

Posted on September 10, 2012 at 11:46 am by Bob Cesca

Did “Water Bears” come from space? Who knows, but they can definitely survive in space.

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Should There Really Be Experiments Like This?

Posted on August 27, 2012 at 11:37 am by Bob Cesca

Yikes. BERKELEY, Calif. (CBS Seattle) – It sounds like something out of the movie “Johnny Mnemonic,” but scientists have successfully been able to “hack” a brain with a device that’s easily available on the open market. Researchers from the University … Continue reading →

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