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UPDATED February 3, 2012. On January 20, 2012, 39 principal investigators (PIs) from influenza research laboratories around the world declared a 60-day voluntary moratorium on experiments involving mammalian-transmissible viruses with the hemagglutinin (HA) genes of highly dangerous avian H5N1 viruses. They will, however, continue to investigate the currently non-transmissible “bird flu” viruses reconfiguring in nature [...]
In the 1970s, Carly Simon had a hit song entitled, “You’re So Vain.” In it, she sang about how a man was so vain, that he believed everything revolved around him, including the song she was singing. While that song was a hit, it touched on a segment of the population that is narcissistic and [...]
Biodiversity is a tricky thing. You can walk into a place and feel like you’re in a beautifully diverse landscape, full of a vast array of life. Stand in a marsh, and you’ll feel surrounded by waving reeds and bird song. However, if this marshland ecosystem has been damaged by development, cut off from the [...]
Ever wondered why airplanes fly at high altitudes? Why not maintain the minimum altitude that clears all obstacles – why the excess climb? For an airplane to fly at high altitudes, the aircraft must first climb to that altitude, which requires additional lift and a certain minimum forward velocity. To attain these two, the aircraft [...]
Obama’s favorabilty has had a partisan split throughout his first presidential term, according to a Gallup poll released Friday. Results indicate that 80 percent of Democrats currently approve of the president, and 12 percent of Republicans approve. Presidential approval has been similarly polarized for several years, and the spread was even larger at the end [...]
Rediscovering Richard III of England: In September 2012, archaeologists unearthed remains from a Leicester car park, covering what was once the city’s medieval Franciscan friary. After five months of waiting and exhaustive scientific tests, those bones were revealed to be those of Richard III, the infamous last Plantagenet king of England and the last English King to die in battle.
Use Social Science to Improve Your Health: Social science research has uncovered many helpful tips on improving our health. Find proven methods to lose weight, become fit, quit smoking, manage drinking, improve mental health, reach goals and promote positive relationships with the help of modern social science and social media. Written by Gina Barrett Putt, M.A. in Sociology, this ebook features current research and take away points.
Flying is Fun! is based on the aviation articles which Helen Krasner wrote for the magazine Flight Training News during the years 2011 to 2012. It begins with an article from Helen’s early days of learning to fly, My Learning-to-Fly Nightmare, which should provide encouragement for anyone who is struggling with the PPL course. The next three articles are about topics of general interest to private pilots. Then come a group of helicopter related articles, but these should still provide food for…
Have you ever considered converting your WordPress Blog into a Multi-Author Website? It’s not as hard as you think. In fact, with this tutorial, you’ll be done in just one weekend! (Or much less, if you are comfortable with the WordPress interface.) This edition includes a simple checklist and easy-to-follow walkthroughs for all plugins. You’ll be managing multiple writers in no time flat!
The Hunter and the Scorpion: In an endless cosmic chase the scorpion pursues the hunter, his intended victim, as they run across the sky. The Hunter and the Scorpion begins with the mythological lore behind two prominent easy to locate constellations: Orion, the Hunter, and Scorpius, the Scorpion. The Hunter and the Scorpion however encompasses much more than a constellation guidebook. Integrating ancient mythology, constellation lore, and modern astrophysics it tells the life story of stars an…
Unsung Heroes of Modern Physics Of course you’ve heard of Albert Einstein, creator of special and general relativity, and other famous scientists – but there are many other physics pioneers who have received very little mainstream recognition for their contributions to history. Join Ira Mark Egdall, as he explores the fascinating history of five Unsung Heroes of Modern Physics. Despite extraordinary achievements in relativity, quantum mechanics, astronomy, cosmology, or space exploratio…
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