December 2011
16 posts
What are the main cancer risks? →
NHS Choices recently summarised and analysed the findings of a UK study into cancer risk. It reports that for many people several factors are involved. Moreover, one’s personal risk also depends on…
Dec 17th
Gone chemical fishing →
The latest issue of my column on SpectroscopyNOW is online this week, reporting on Euro chemists who have used a combinatorial approach to go fishing for ring-shaped molecules that soak up…
Dec 17th
Three wise sci-tech books for the holidays →
Three sci-tech books books landed on my desk just in time for a short seasonal review: 9 Algorithms that Changed the Future, The Twitter Book and Science Ink. In “9 algorithms“, Computer…
Dec 16th
In case of osteoporosis, don’t take lead... →
If you’re worried about osteoporosis (and you should be, it’s a killer, albeit indirectly through hospitalisation and the potential for acquiring lethal infections on a prolonged medical…
Dec 14th
What is a Higgs Boson? →
Today, CERN the laboratory behind the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is set to make an announcement about the discovery, or not as the case may be, of the so-called “God Particle”, the elementary…
Dec 13th
What have you downloaded? →
Dec 12th
Resident Evil, Uroboros and the benzene ring →
The Ouroboros or Uroborus is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent eating its own tail. From the Greek meaning tail eater. The Ouroboros is commonly used to represent self-reflexivity or…
Dec 12th
What have you downloaded? →
Dec 12th
Another look at LastPass →
Dec 9th
Another look at LastPass →
Dec 9th
The privacy illusion →
Dec 8th
The privacy illusion →
Dec 8th
iPad night vision →
Dec 7th
Pinterest – pinvite only for now →
Dec 6th
Connections, clouds, cameras and computers →
Dec 2nd
The cutting edge of chemistry →
The November issue of the Cutting Edge of Chemistry (PDF) newsletter which I produce for ThomsonReuters is now online. In this latest issue: Organic synthesis scheme showcase – The nutlins…
Dec 2nd
September 2011
42 posts
Uploading your dreams to Youtube →
Sep 30th
edyong209: . @sciencebase asks some searching... →
Sep 30th
The 2011 Ig Nobel Prizes →
Sep 30th
jranck: JoVE around the world http://j.mp/q01Vtd →
Sep 30th
Robert_Ashton: @ilovepathology Thx 4 RT. Ah yes,... →
Sep 29th
SAD? Try BLT! →
Sep 29th
QRpedia QR codes for Wikipedia →
Sep 29th
DavidBahia: RT @sciencebase: Music makes us human,... →
Sep 29th
Self-encrypting hard drives →
Sep 28th
raimondiand: “@sciencebase: Yoga for zombies:... →
Sep 28th
Music makes us human, but what is music? →
Sep 28th
MCHScience: RT @sciencebase: Reflecting on Feynman... →
Sep 28th
Mozilla Firefox 7 released →
Sep 27th
Reflecting on Feynman fun →
Sep 27th
newstalkscience: I like this: MacGyver science RT... →
Sep 27th
I can haz kwontumz →
Sep 27th
Logging out of Facebook is not enough →
Sep 26th
SamAlsbury: At last solutions not just complaints,... →
Sep 26th
Early adopters and disruptive technologies →
Sep 26th
CienAoNatural: Top ten writing tips for scientists... →
Sep 25th
Facebook Timeline →
Sep 24th
Google doodle celebrates vitamin C discoverer →
Sep 24th
jfweber: "@sciencebase: Facebook Timeline -... →
Sep 24th
Underwear stew if Einstein wrong? →
Sep 23rd
whuzzanaim: Particles pass light speed limit?... →
Sep 23rd
Particles pass light speed limit? →
Sep 23rd
Who is Andy Sparks? →
Sep 22nd
The social web of things →
Sep 22nd
The true meaning of The Singularity →
Sep 22nd
yohanik: RT @sciencebase The true meaning of The... →
Sep 21st
Yawning cools the brain →
Sep 21st
Gamers help solve enzyme structure →
Sep 21st
Scientists, normal people? You bet! →
Sep 19th
skeetarie: Good argument for teaching more... →
Sep 19th