This Is Huge
Seven patients have received bladders grown from their own cells—that means no rejection, as in normal procedures. Forget organ-legging, organ farming is the future.
Wes Phillips
The Periodic Table of Comic Books
Oh man, I just live for geekery on this level!
Turn Me On Deadman
LPs had backmasking, CDs have embedded images.
Is the Record Industry Just Being Greedy?
Gee, what are the chances?
Scientists Approach World Like Five-Year-Olds
Or is it vice-versa?
Punctuality Is a Tax on the Inefficient
A not completely tongue-in-cheek explanation of the late lunch.
Bogus Science
A spotter's guide.
Snap, Crackle, Pop Stars
Back in my day, rock bands had integrity—they didn't sell their image to shill just any old product.
Spiders Don't Spin
It turns out that dragline silk's molecular structure resists twisting. Having done a 400' free-fall rappel, I can assure you that we humans have not figured this one out yet—150' down from the roof of the cave, I was spinning like a dreidel and had to slow down and drop in controlled bursts.
Healing Laughter?
Apparently so. "Mirthful laughter diminishes the secretion of cortisol and epinephrine, while enhancing immune reactivity."