... Well, maybe... :-) I think the implications of the discovery were so clear that even a fool like me could figure out the importance of the results....
Winston - My neighbor loaned me a book, "The Great Influenza" by one John M. Barry. Of course the book cover says "wonderful, fantastic, bestseller" etc. My...
... I have no idea as I haven't read the book. I can ask some of the flu people around here if they have read it and what they think of it if they have. ...
It is called the Nobel PRIZE, not the Nobel wages. Prizes are won, but many times, as in this case, they are also earned. The terms win and earn are not...
... Finished it. I'll be writing a mini review for my web site over them weekend if I get time. It's very, very good. I have a few quibbles. The use of the ...
... Ian, thanks for this offer, but you don't need to be posting a book to the US. I'll get hold of it somewhere along the line. I'll be interested in reading...
... Here's another cool image of the whole crater: <http://hiroc.lpl.arizona.edu/images/TRA/TRA_000873_1780/> Ian -- Ian Robinson - Belfast - UK Soapbox -...
When I was in San Antonio last week, I saw the iMax film about Spirit and Opportunity. The accomplishment was nothing short of amazing, while Disney's...
I made this one into my desktop bacground ... I have dual 24" monitors, so I had to slice it up and put one side in one ... and the other side in the other...
The Ig Noble prizes were handed out at the 16th First Annual Ig Noble Prize ceremony on the 5th October. See URL below. I can't see the hiccup cure awarded for...
I was thinking water treatment, but I dont see any facilities near by, and he said he couldnt see any from the helicopter either. The water looks pretty murky...
... Here it is on the map. You'll probably have to enlarge it a few times. ];-) It was helpful to me to realize that the camera would almost certainly have...
OH ... almost forgot ... I took some screen shots and flipped em in Paint Shop Pro and posted them here: http://www.simtechdata.com/images/hemet1.jpg ...
Good work detective! A bit of more information, Kurtis participating in a "ride along" with his father who is apparently an officer down in that area. I think...
Has anyone ever seen any papers or articles that discuss the location of dermatomes [1] in humans in the context of evolution and the fact that we had...
Only a peripheral science topic but the name of the company is quite witty: Genetic Savings and Clone <http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35065>...
... One of the recent TEDtalks was on the subject of aging and how to prevent it. See: <http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer.cfm?key=a_degrey> Ian -- Ian...
BOWL-UP DUDE! I need an interpreter Mike ... From: Ian Robinson <net@...> To: talkscience@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 2:39:19 PM ...
... Why? I thought that was a really good talk in the limited time available. Ian -- Ian Robinson - Belfast - UK Soapbox - <http://www.canicula.com/wp>...
... Well, First of all, he's hard for me to watch for some reason ... it has something to do with all the hair I think ... part of my past that brings up bad...