Scott Sandford has unusually deep knowledge of apples and oranges, and of comets. a March 14, 2006 Reuters news report touches on his comet knowledge: U.S. scientists unearth hot rocks from cold comet HOUSTON (Reuters) – Particles from any icy comet that were collected and returned to Earth aboard a NASA science satellite show dozens […]
Experiments in the Revival of Organisms
“Experiments in the Revival of Organisms” is a brief film made in the late 1930s. It “records the successful experiments in the resuscitation of life to dead animals, as conducted by Dr. S.S. Bryukhonenko at the Institute of Experimental Physiology and Therapy, Voronezh, U.S.S.R. ” It is introduced by the colorful (though not especially so […]
Ig at St. Andrews this evening
The Ig Nobel show at the University of St. Andrews — the third event of the 2006 Ig Nobel Tour of the UK — happens tonight. Details are on the tour web page. (Technical trivia: this event has little or nothing to do with raisins.)
What’s what, quintessentially
Investigator Jeroen Jansen writes: “On the Merriam-Webster site I found a description of the word ‘quintessence‘ as the ‘Word of the day’. The elaboration under the paragraph ‘Did you know?’ pretty much sums up the principle of science and its evolution, in my humble opinion.” It says: Did you know? Long ago, when people believed […]