Category Archives: Scientifically

In science today…

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Arthur

I read that astronomers have read detected light from the earliest stars in the galaxy. To be exact: Light that shone 13 Billion years ago. The astronomers used a technique called ‘gravitational lensing’ (using gravity of nearby objects to magnify … Continue reading →

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Off-Key

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Arthur

Yo. Boris Yeltsin died. I can’t exactly remember how he became president of Russian Federation but I recall seeing video of Gorbachev’s last words as the official leader of the former CCCP. That was probably close after the August Putsch … Continue reading →

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The Tech, The Science and Space

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Arthur

For no reason I was earlier up than normal, today: with the extra time I had I looked into several compiler-compilers (or parsers/scanners) targetting C#. I ran into a couple of ones: First of all there’s ANTLER (Public Domain, needs … Continue reading →

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SOTU-STFU

Posted on January 24, 2007 by Arthur

Maybe it’s just me, but every time I see the abbreviation for the State Of The Union (SOTU), I keep reading STFU. What to say about the State of the Union? Earlier (way earlier) on video chat with Alfons, Alfons … Continue reading →

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Can-cer

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Arthur

Earlier this morning, I was reading two (BBC) articles about cancer: ‘Spicy foods can kill cancers’ and ‘Hope over tumour fighting therapy’1. The first article rings a bell: I think I read something about the magical effects of jalapeno peppers … Continue reading →

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String theory

Posted on November 25, 2006 by Arthur

Yesterday, CBC’s ‘The Current’ had a section about the discord in the theoretical physicist community regarding String Theory. There’s an excellent recording of that section right here (Scroll down for recording, or try this link [RealAudio!]) While not going too … Continue reading →

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Space: the 13 billion light years frontier

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Arthur

The most interesting (scientific) news was that a team of astronomers discovered the most distant galaxy, which is 12-point-something billion lightyears away from us. This is interesting, because obviously, that particular galaxy is one of the first ones created after … Continue reading →

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What about, Plutodwarfs?

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Arthur

And then this week, the IAU (International Astronomical Union) decided to classify Pluto as a ‘dwarf planet’. A summary of the (adopted by vote) resolutions can be found at the IAU site, where the honourable astronomers decided first to determine … Continue reading →

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T-Cell 0wnz you

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Arthur

This article (‘HIV Inactivates Attacking T-Cells’) at MedPage Today seems to reveal what exactly happened to the 6 British volunteers who tested new medication and ended up in intensive care (March of this year): The fear (ed: of triggering serious … Continue reading →

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The rise of the homo sapiens

Posted on June 25, 2006 by Arthur

The CBC will be broadcasting ‘Homo Sapiens: the rise of our species’ at 7:00 PM (EDT), as part of David Suzuki’s show ‘The Nature of Things’. According to the show’s description, ‘Homo Sapiens’, a part drama/part documentary, was produced by … Continue reading →

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Evolution in the tub (and cave, at that)

Posted on June 1, 2006 by Arthur

Two science articles that caught my eye today (and yesterday): First the finding of unknown species in a cave that appears to have been sealed off for over 5 million years and may as well contain ancient lifeforms that appear … Continue reading →

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LIGO

Posted on May 24, 2006 by Arthur

The CBC radio reported about the LIGO project, The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory. I’m not sure who the CBC (science) reporter is on the local CBC station, but he’s obviously engaged in everything that matters in science (he also … Continue reading →

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Huygens

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Arthur

There’s finally some amazing imagery of Huygens during the Titan descent. Today, NASA released a movie that includes sound and telemetry, all in one single file (go directly to movie [qt]). ESA has some pretty pictures too, for example, this … Continue reading →

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