Friday, March 9, 2012

Explanations explained

Edge.com asks "WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DEEP, ELEGANT, OR BEAUTIFUL EXPLANATION?"

Some of the following are only a few of the major-league hitters who reply: Rudy Rucker, Cliff Pickover, Jared Diamond, Steven Pinker, Lawrence M. Krauss, Leonard Susskind, Douglas Rushkoff, Freeman Dyson, Gregory Benford, Brian Eno, Doug Coupland, John McWhorter, V.S. Ramachandran

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's spreads, cell to cell, via proteins--similar to prions in the famous "mad cow disease." Scientists (or the article writers) are hopeful that the disease will be cured for these studies.