Category Archives: Science!

On Sonic Booms

Old Insty links us to this article about supersonic business jets and the efforts to stop the shock wave short of the ground. I used to hear sonic booms when I was a kid and I loved them. It was … Continue reading

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Liberals Are Psychopaths

The headline is misleading, but no more so than the headlines about this study you’ll read in the MSM. The MSM takeaway from the study is that conservatives are more fearful than liberals. But The Last Psychiatrist has a few … Continue reading

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End Of World Delayed For Two Months

The LHC will be offline for two months while repairs are made to a one of it’s superconducting magnets. Those of you who were hoping for the end of the world will have to wait a little longer.

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Another good reason to be a carnivore

Eating a vegetarian diet may be bad for your brain. Scientists have discovered that going veggie could be bad for your brain-with those on a meat-free diet six times more likely to suffer brain shrinkage. No danger of that here, … Continue reading

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Exercise Pill

I knew if I sat on the sofa long enough science would come to the rescue. The New York Times reports on the discovery of anĀ  Exercise Pill. Researchers at the Salk Institute report they have found two drugs that … Continue reading

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