This week’s science column… A Century of Flight Copyright 2003 by Edward Willett This week, as people are flying home (or wherever) for Christmas, I hope they spare a thought for the two bicycle makers who made it all possible 100 years ago. On December 17, 1903, at 10:35 a.m., a fragile craft took off …
Old science fiction ideas have a way of showing up as current news, have you ever noticed?
This discovery could lead to new ways to treat alcoholism–and improve society for everyone.
Here are “10 Reasons to Put Humans Back on the Moon”.
I’ve written books aboutPowerPoint; I’m so ashamed.
Well, this is a surprise; the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reviews Heinlein’s first novel, recently issued for the first time.
Scientists may have taken the first steps toward an effective Ebola treatment–or, at least, a treatment more effective than anything they have right now, which is bupkus. Maybe I’ll get a chance to revise my Ebola book.
I don’t care who’s doing it, as long as someone is!
The Scientific Gift Guide (2003) Copyright 2003 by Edward Willett It’s time once again for my scientific gift guide. (No, I don’t mean I have the purchasing of gifts down to a science–if I did, I’d set up in business and be a millionaire before the New Year. I mean, it’s time once again for …
Apparently the radiation won’t necessarily kill you. Well, that’s a relief!
I want to go into space. But not this way.
Here’s a thought-provoking article about the use of so-called alternative medicine that echoes some of my own feelings on the subject.
