Tennessine

Tennessine:

"One of the newest members of the periodic table will likely have a familiar sound to it, even if the spelling might be a bit off: Tennessine. 

Proposed as a nod to researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Vanderbilt University, and UT who helped confirm its existence, element 117 would be only the second to be named for a state. Since the name Tennessee has its origins in the name of the Cherokee village of Tanasi, it also becomes the first element with Native American roots."

Ugly Color

I'm thinking about adding some color to my blog.

Queen of Code: Grace Hopper

I've posted about Grace Hopper before, but here is a new video. I'd like to get one of those clocks that runs backwards.

Sheldon Would Be Proud

Punny Physics!

Science!

Prevent your headphones from getting tangled!

Grace Hopper

Computer pioneer and Rear Adminral Grace Hopper gets honored with a Google Doodle today. A while back I posted a video of her describing how long a nanosecond is.

Live Forever

Live forever (or a few years longer on this big blue marble) by going to church.

Time Travel

Iran for the win:

"The Tehran scientist told the Fars state news agency that his device can 'predict the future in a print out after taking readings from the touch of a user,' adding that it uses a set of complex algorithms to 'predict five to eight years of the future life of any individual, with 98 percent accuracy.'"

My favorite part:

“'This project is not against our religious values at all. The Americans are trying to make this invention by spending millions of dollars on it where I have already achieved it by a fraction of the cost,' he said. 'The reason that we are not launching our prototype at this stage is that the Chinese will steal the idea and produce it in millions overnight.'”

Via the Blaze

Too Much of A Good Thing

Running too fast or too much may be bad for you if you are too old. Go figure.

Don't Worry, Be Happy Science

Clarke's Third Law

Control a robot with your mind from over 1,000 miles away.

Gun Data

Linoge goes all "sciencey" on us and looks at the data. Spoiler alert:

"The hypothesis of 'more guns = more deaths' is demonstrably false over the past 29 years of documented American history."

Seriously, go take a look. He's got two more major points and then he gives you the real kicker in the last sentence.

Heinrich Hertz Doodle

As you can see, I am catching up...

google Today's wavy doodle celebrates Heinrich Hertz, who proved the existence of electromagnetic waves cc: @GoogleDoodles pic.twitter.com/oVpiLWBkWed, Feb 22 13:11:22 from web

Staying Married

Apparently my marriage has a good chance of being successful because my wife is better looking than me and she is thin. Finally, science has explained love.

4.74 Degrees of Separation

It doesn't roll off the tongue like six degrees, but apparently it is only 4.74 degrees of separation today.

Steve Jobs - Choice of Treatment

andrewchen Ramzi Amri's answer to Why did Steve Jobs choose not to effectively treat his cancer? - Quora http://t.co/uI7cchjbMon, Oct 17 10:52:14 from Timely by Demandforce

And while medical science may not be perfect, it is why I play the odds with traditional treatments. For example, I will continue to get flu shots. According to the CDC, the vaccine would not cause me to be sick and my illness started before the two weeks needed for the shot to build up my immunity.

Space Shuttle

I've seen this movie. It stars Bruce Willis. Yippie Ki-yay!


Expensive. Bureaucratic. Even so, I can't help but romanticise NASA and the space prgram. Sixty cool pictures of the space shuttle's history here.

Some Mysteries Science Can't Solve

I don't know why, but I think I am about 100 times cooler (Fonzie, not temperature) when I'm mowing the lawn, wearing sunglasses, and listening to the Gourds on my iPod.



Yes, I posted this video before, but I like it so much you may see it again.

Students Locate Osama

Using a probabilistic model and a GIS, students predicted the likely location of Osama bin Laden. I think the real utility of this science and technology will be revealed when supplemented with traditional intelligence gathering. I continue to be amazed as we get larger and more complete data sets with which to work this magic.

I Before E Except After C = You Lie!

I'm always amazed to see how our minds work. Apparently, context impacts our ability to think logically.