Science
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“The Bone Detectives”
Has anyone else seen this show? Â I just watched the first episode (it had been sitting on my dvr for a month so I figured I should watch it). Â It’s a new forensic archaeology show on Discovery. Â I have to say I was disappointed. Â The host, while highly credentialed and educated in the field, appeared to be playing dumb for…
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"The Bone Detectives"
Has anyone else seen this show? Â I just watched the first episode (it had been sitting on my dvr for a month so I figured I should watch it). Â It’s a new forensic archaeology show on Discovery. Â I have to say I was disappointed. Â The host, while highly credentialed and educated in the field, appeared to be playing dumb for…
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Another introduction
Hello everybody, it’s Vera. I’ll be giving you some science later, but first, something about me. I’ve been preparing for qualifying exams lately. I’m taking them next week. These are mildly terrifying exams. I have to take two written exams, three orals, and do a presentation on the research I’ve done so far. This is terrifying, because if I don’t…
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Are women discriminated against in science?
GrrlScientist over at Science Blogs has an interesting article discussing the question of whether or not there is an inherent bias against women in science. Not being a scientist, I have no insider’s scoop on this question, but GrrlScientist does and her insights regarding the peer-review process are very interesting. It’s worth reading her whole article to find out how…
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Blackberry Women in Technology Awards 2008 (UK)
Just a quick note to say the Blackberry Women in Technology Awards 2008 are still taking entries. If you are in the UK, and would like to enter or know someone who should, please see the website below. The awards are to “celebrate the achievements of women using technology, both within and beyond the IT sector, to bring their outstanding…
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A New Podcast!
Because an hour and a half every week just isn’t enough, we’re now doing regular episodes of The Skeptics’ Guide 5×5, five minute episodes on a single topic. This week’s just went live today, and it’s all about those crazy Brits and their love of alternative medicine. Enjoy!
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Is science too hard for normal people to understand?
Why is there such an anti-science backlash going on, especially in the U.S.? I’ve been thinking that science has come to the point where normal people — people without any science education, people who dropped out of high school, people who work at the corner gas station, people who think “math is hard” — just can’t understand it, so they…
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Okay, let’s talk about the blue guy.
The dude who drank so much colloidal silver that his skin turned blue has just sneaked in under the wire to become my biggest in-box filler of the year (and of all time). Dozens — hundreds? — of e-mails have poured in with links to the YouTube video of this poor, deluded, future star of Broadway. So, okay, let’s chat…
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