Physics Nobel to Particle Theory [Uncertain Principles]
The 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics has been announced. Half will go to Yoichiro Nambu "for the discovery of the mechanism of spontaneous broken symmetry in subatomic physics," with the other half split between Makoto Kobayahi and Toshihide ...Broken Trust [The Frontal Cortex]
A fundamental problem in the financial markets right now - a problem that's often traced to the failure of Lehman Brothers last month - is the breakdown of trust. Because financial institutions don't "trust" the solvency of other ... Salmonella in frozen chicken entrees: multistate outbreak [Effect ...
There's another Salmonella multistate outbreak, this one involving 12 states and, so far, 32 cases. As with the infmaous tomator and/or pepper problem during the summer, the Minnesota Department of Public Health's laboratory has been in ... Photo of the Day #363: Hippo [Laelaps]
A hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), photographed at the Philadelphia zoo. Read the comments on this post... Shape as disease [The Scientific Indian]
I want to point you to a fascinating write-up by Mo at Neurophilosophy. It is about renegade proteins (proteins are long chains of molecules vital to life) that recruit other well-behaved ones into a sinister and fatal plot to pulp ... links for 2008-10-07 [Uncertain Principles]
Interview with Chad Orzel. It's me, doing a blog interview on how I got into science, how I got into blogging, and the future of science outreach. (tags: science blogs physics academia). xkcd - A Webcomic - Depth ... No, evolution isn't ending Virgina [Gene Expression]
I've already the covered Steven-Jones-evolution-is-ending story at my other weblog. I notice that John Wilkins has also objected to Jones' exaggerations. When I initially read the quotes from Jones in The Times I was alarmed, ... Asteroid 2008 TC3: Impact [Dynamics of Cats]
Small asteroid hits Earth. As predicted. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... |
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