Computer programmers create bugs more frequently in the wee hours of the morning than at other times — or so they say. They are the authors of a study presented this past weekend in Honolulu, at the 8th Working Conference on Mining Software Repositories: “Do time of day and developer experience affect commit bugginess?” by Jon Eyolfson, […]
Month: May 2011
Medical acronyms & jargon, amassed
If you crave medical jargon, most especially in the form of acronyms, binge on the collections found, amassed and/or celebrated by Ivan Oransky (“HALT: Help acronyms leave (medical) trials“) and Alice Bell (“Four page jargon buster, for a SCIENCE COMMUNICATION conference“).
Psychological Profile of Polish Skydivers
A new report gives possibly-unexpected insights into the personality of skydivers: “Psychological Profile of Polish Skydivers,” Piotr Próchniak, Psychological Reports, vol. 108, no. 1, February 2011, pp. 263-273. The author, at Pomeranian University, Slupsk, Poland, reports: “It was found that skydivers scored higher on Impulsive Sensation Seeking, Hedonism, Stimulation, and Self-direction values, concentration on the […]
The elusive Higgs Bosun
The first reference to the search for the Higgs Bosun appeared in the UK’s daily national newspaper The Times on January 12, 2008, in an article, entitled : ’ “It” is still there – Humanity is hard-wired to explore’ which asked : “Does the Higgs Bosun particle exist? The truth is that we have no […]