I was online the other day when I noticed a flap developing.  There are lots of flaps online, so I usually don't pay much attention.  But this one caught my eye.

It seems that the company that makes Dr. Pepper, the popular soft-drink, had decided to use the familiar "March of Progress"… Read full post »

Something has been on my mind for some time now, and it's time to get it out.  One has to expel these things from time to time, just to keep sane, especially when it involves something that is talked about a GREAT deal in the media, but never in the way… Read full post »

Brian Cox is smart.  He's really, really smart.  He's so smart...

Alright.  Who's Brian Cox?  He's a scientist who works at CERN, the giant supercollider known for attempts to discover the conditions at the origin of the universe, the Higgs boson, gravity waves, and whole l… Read full post »

The Google Science Fair is taking entries from 13 to 18 year olds on all kinds of proposals to fix, improve, and expand on technology, general science, methods and other projects.

One of the first entries was the sample below.  It involves using new algorithms to improve the delivery of linen… Read full post »

When I was a little kid I had two good friends: Greg, who lived down the block and could do tricks on his BMX by the time he was eight; and Carl Sagan.

Sagan wasn't a celebrity anymore by the time I was old enough to appreciate his work.  But my… Read full post »

OK, here goes...

A friend of mine is trying to figure out right now whether HE wants to enter the Google Science Fair.  Submissions are due in April, and HE has several ideas.  Only HE's not sure that HE's smart enough for these people.  HE's been t… Read full post »