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The science of cannibalism
Cannibalism may be a rich source of Biden jokes for us, but it's a big part of the lives of many plants and animals
Hysteria about pesticides from Consumer Reports
Blueberries, potatoes, and string beans of death, and chemicals for ever and ever
Are humans headed off a demographic cliff?
Fertility rates are plummeting and no one knows why or what to do about it
Sound-canceling headphones vs earmuffs: a comparison
Low-frequency-induced hearing loss, tinnitus, and a review of the Bose QC headphones
Global warming causing ALS and Alzheimer's in babies?
UK Guardian gives us a chance to witness the birth of a new conspiracy theory
Hal, can you write an article on Google Gemini?
Thanks to Covid, human and machine intelligence may be converging. But not in the way we wanted
If you want to win the culture wars, learn more science
The only thing an academic is afraid of is of being proved wrong by someone with greater expertise
How to read scientific and technical books
Why it's important, some tips on what to expect, and how to figure out all those scary formulas
Grilled cheese sandwiches of death
Twelve scientists try to cook a grilled cheese sandwich on a gas stove, panic ensues
Females discriminated against in images on the Internet, study claims
Not that kind of images
What happens after death?
The idea that the world is a simulation is just an updated version of creationism
Just one word: plastics. I mean microplastics. No, I mean BPA and PBDEs
The United Nations is going after “microplastics.” But just how dangerous are they?
What are your odds of getting Alzheimer's disease?
Latest research shows that the risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease is 75% genetic
Stop picking on the cows
Global warmers want to stop cows from producing methane by eliminating cows. But it is anaerobic bacteria that are to blame
Time and space don't exist, scientists say
Why space is probably quantized and elementary particles may have incredibly complex structure
What does the Y chromosome do?
Is it really possible for a person to change sex? Do other animals have Y chromosomes?
Tinnitus: Causes and Treatment Recent research suggests that tinnitus is easier to cure when treatment is given early. In this article, I will discuss what is known about tinnitus and what tinnitus sufferers can do about their affliction
Tutorial on image densitometry in Imal
How to get scientifically accurate data from Western blots
Metaphysics of causal sets
A model for quantum gravity is remarkably similar to neural networks—and may resolve the multiverse question
How to do bad image forensic analysis
Scientific journals are paying experts to analyze images submitted by researchers. They're not very good
Space is quantum entanglement
Many physicists now say that spacetime is quantum entanglement. Does that mean it's a neural network?
Could the universe be eternal after all?
String theory may overthrow everything we believe about the Big Bang
Poison ivy
How to identify it, how it affects the immune system, why only humans are affected, and how it differs from giant hogweed
Build an infrared fluorescent Western blot imaging system
You can build a high quality fluorescent infrared imaging system for the lab. But it's not as easy as it looks
How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse
Without burning up your camera sensor, blinding yourself, and setting your dog on fire.
How to photograph Mars and other planets
It's not too late to get your azz to Mazz.
Are those inexpensive USB software-defined radios any good?
They're getting cheaper and more powerful than ever. Just our luck now that radio is almost obsolete
Photographing Radioactivity with a Webcam
You can use a webcam to photograph radioactivity.
Ultraviolet photography
The ultraviolet world is gloomy ... and pink.
Infrared photography
It's not difficult to modify a digital SLR camera to take pictures in the near-infrared.
Astrophotography Without a Telescope
You don't need a lot of equipment to take spectacular pictures of the stars.
Fireflies
Firefly biology and tips on photographing fireflies. Movie of fireflies flashing in synchrony.
Build an Ultraviolet Zoom Lens, Part 1: Design
Design and plans for a fused-silica zoom lens.
High-resolution compact spectrograph, Part 1
Design and plans for a compact spectrograph suitable for astronomy.
Astrophotographs
A collection of astrophotographs.
The sound of freedom
Technological sounds are drowning out the quiet music of nature.
Argumentation in a post-logical world
We must become more analytical in detecting and refuting hidden assumptions in the debate.
Atheism, Ducks and Bananas
Atheists and religious people both need to work on their sense of humor.
Eight myths about libertarianism
Libertarianism is not what many people think.
Pyotr Shervchofskii and the Glob of Fire (Revised)
If J.K. Rowling had been a Russian novelist, academics would be praising her novel as the sequel to Anna Karenina
Why your Earth stores are still doomed
It's not just the coronavirus panic. Your Earth store clerks are making things tough for us Martians again
The Blogger's Code of Snark
Some rules handed down to me by my old Grandma Blogger, who knitted them into a seven-foot-long tea cosy.
Fundamentals of Reindeer Aerodynamics
How did reindeer evolve the ability to fly?