The office break room is a scientific place. Social psychology comes into play when certain people who don’t otherwise associate within the company go in there at the same time. Who sits where? Who gets the comfy chair? Who gets the microwave first? Who has to heat up their food among the drippy splatter from …
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Small Talk for Big Meals
Don’t you just love the things people talk about over a meal? It seems like maybe food opens people up to conversation more than anything else. You sit down with some company you enjoy, and some calories to consume, and you just start talking. One of my favorite conversation starters at dinner is the old…well, …
Why I Refuse To Do DST
(If you’re thinking this article is too long to read, there’s a summary. Scroll down and read that.) Let’s start with the name: Daylight Saving Time. It’s a misnomer. It may have to do with time, but it does not save daylight. We haven’t found any way to alter time at all, let alone bottle …
Fitness in Space
Treadmills. Ellipticals. Recumbent bikes. All things of the past. When we, the human race, go exploring the spaces between planets, we’ll need some exercise routines to help us prevent bone loss. Plus we might need to be fit when we get to wherever we’re going. Spherical mills with artificial gravity will be great for lower …
A Scientific Method
Politics has a strangle-hold on science. You can’t get a straight scientific idea out of some so-called scientists because they fear their peers. They fear being on the wrong side of a political rally, so they spin their scientific hypotheses like a politician spins an apology into a non-apology. When scientists are swayed by public …
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