by Craig Marker | Jul 20, 2007 | Uncategorized
From Mahalonbis’ Blog:Take the idea that we thought we would crack the origin of life. Stanley Miller did an experiment showing you could create simple amino acids in an environment that seemed to mimic an early earth atmosphere. That same year, 1953, Crick and...
by Craig Marker | Jul 18, 2007 | Uncategorized
I couldn’t resist the site that allows you to make yourself into a Simpson’s character. Maybe not as fun as the Church Sign Generator, but still a good way to procrastinate.
by Craig Marker | Jul 18, 2007 | Uncategorized
From Livescience.com:In a new study, 26 male Harvard students were presented with ultimatums. Each was offered $5 out of a possible $40 by another person. A student could either take the $5 and leave the rest to the offerer, or both parties got nothing. The experiment...
by Craig Marker | Jul 17, 2007 | Uncategorized
From livescience.com: For years, there has been clear scientific consensus that Earth’s climate is heating up and that humans are the culprits behind the trend, says Naomi Oreskes, a historian of science at the University of California, San Diego. A few years ago, she...
