Last Updated on May 3, 2020 by Science Fact: CEO hubris may predict bumpy times ahead for your favorite company stock. Executive or CEO hubris — pride, conceit, egotism, self-importance, narcissism — is the subject of two new scientific studies, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Last Updated on June 25, 2023 by Art Science Fact: Two recent news stories speak directly to the dilemma of Privacy versus Security. Movies, Internet, literature, technology, even cartoons bring “privacy versus security” on center stage. Let’s organize it and … Continue reading
Last Updated on April 20, 2024 by Art Science Fact: Replacement organs for the human body seem tantalizingly close, based on recent work. Today, artificial limbs, joints and arterial stents seem commonplace. Bionic organs, mechanical marvels that work within and … Continue reading
Last Updated on April 21, 2024 by Art Science Fact: We seem to be getting dumber, year by year. A recent European study compared 120 years of intelligence tests and found that the Western countries have lost 14 points of … Continue reading
Last Updated on August 14, 2018 by Science Fact: Human Survival sounds like a pretty weighty topic, even for Scientific American, but there it is, all 1800 words of it Fending off asteroids and capping volcanoes is too difficult. Therefore … Continue reading
Last Updated on August 14, 2018 by Science Fact: Let’s hear it for renewable energy! What, an extra jolt of coffee in the morning to supercharge your day? No, more like — what do we do when the OIL runs … Continue reading
Last Updated on November 5, 2019 by To me, the avocado is one of the most versatile and delicious healthy food items. So I thought you’d like this Bonus offering of some great recipes, and some tips for having the … Continue reading
Last Updated on August 14, 2018 by Science Fact: No-hangover beer. Now there’s a provocative research result! I can imagine the questions that might be posed: – Did my tax dollars pay for that? – Is that the most important … Continue reading
Last Updated on March 18, 2021 by Science Fact: Internet of Things, Internet of Everything. It’s hard to miss those image ads from Cisco and the breathless hype from many sides: from technologists; from self-styled futurists; from investment advisors looking for the … Continue reading
Last Updated on June 4, 2021 by Science Fact: Sunsets are always special, but a sunset with a Green Flash is a rare and memorable event. The Green Flash is common enough to be visible to anyone, but rare enough … Continue reading