In the late 1970’s and early ‘80’s I worked at a veterinary hospital that specialized in treating exotic animals. Besides the thousands of dogs and cats that passed through our cages over the years, we treated a menagerie of...
Read MoreThis was hands-down the most fascinating and haunting science blog post of the past several weeks: Deborah Blum’s “The Radium Girls” over at PLoS Blogs. Originally touched on in her book, The Poisoner’s...
Read MoreWhat’s wrong with this picture? I’ll tell you what’s wrong: Somebody decided that labeling the washroom “women’s” or even “ladies’” didn’t sound impressive enough. Those words were too mundane for the local pool and gym, and so...
Read MoreRichard Dawkins, in his book, The Ancestor’s Tale, takes readers on an imaginary pilgrimage back through 4 billion years of evolution. The path he follows is one of a reverse chronology beginning with humans. Along the way...
Read MoreIn the movie Armageddon, a giant asteroid is about to hit earth and the whole world watches in terror as a crack team of space cowboys goes up and blows it to smithereens. Whew! Crisis averted. The world cheers. Life goes on....
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