SW has been shortlisted for the 2009 Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards, Science Writer category. I’m thrilled. But that’s nothing compared to what happened to my publisher’s publicity...
Read MoreFrom Our Physics Desk:
The Fourth Matter Following common Matter, Dark Matter, and Antimatter, long recognized by Science, is the less well-known Doesn’t Matter, the study of which has for quite some time now gone under-funded, unappreciated, and rather difficult to publish. “It’s a problematic issue, although not very” says a not-so-notable Physicist...
Read MoreThe Differently Awake
Like most people, I fit into several different minority groups; in this age of subdividing society from every possible direction, the number of people who feel entirely embedded within the majority in every aspect of life is very small indeed (and this should, of course, qualify them as a minority group in itself – the “totally well-adjusted”, perhaps....
Read Morepenupmanship:
Take 1: Some decades ago, not long after the start of the American space program, NASA figured out that ordinary pens will not work under zero-gravity conditions. Therefore, much research effort went into developing a special “spacepen” that could be used by astronauts in outer space. This took years and millions of dollars to develop. The...
Read MoreTables are Turning
The pretty girl waiting for the 7:16pm train at Jolimont station gave me a look and a sweet smile as I walked by. I don’t normally get these, but today I definitely cut a striking figure. ‘Nice table’ she said. Compliments too! I haven’t been so admired in ages. Pity I’m happily married. ‘I thought so too,’ I replied, ‘that’s why I just bought it’. I...
Read MoreSmall news roundup:
New Scientist explores some ideas about Kangaroos and methanogenic microbes in this recent article. Readers of Small Wonders can only shake their heads in a complacent manner and say “we knew that already”. No, I’m kidding. It’s got some good stuff and recent advances on the subject. Also in New Scientist, while we browse this...
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