Tag Archives: Science

It is hard to miss the fact that the Large Hadron Collider started now. Daily Bits writes about The Day of the Large Hadron Collider. There are links to Wikipedia as well as an interesting TED-presentation at YouTube, Brian Cox: … Continue reading →

A link to Science cafés turned up in one of the mailinglists I am on. It is an interesting concept: Science cafés involve a lively conversation with a scientist about current science topics. They are open to everyone, and take … Continue reading →

A link to Green Fuel, Literally turned up in one of the mailing lists I belong to. It is an interesting post giving hope for the future. Most of us think of solar power as coming from glass panels on … Continue reading →

BBC writes that Contagious yawn ‘sign of empathy’. Yawning may reveal more about a person than their boredom threshold, according to research. A susceptibility to contagious yawning may actually be a sign of a high-level of social empathy. “We believe … Continue reading →

The expression “Once in a Blue Moon” is true this month. It is used to indicate that something is a very rare event. A blue moon refers to the second full moon that occurs in any calendar month. June 2007 … Continue reading →

I came across a post titled A Time Travel with the Backup’s History. There is a graphic with a time line showing the changes in backup media. I started in the IT business in 1971, I have seen most of … Continue reading →

While browsing BBC I found an interesting article titled Female intuition ‘questionable’. Contrary to popular belief men may well have the edge over women when it comes to intuition, research suggests. Asked to separate fake and genuine smiles, men were … Continue reading →