Art Chester's Blog, page 25
July 21, 2014
Plants Listen to Caterpillars, and to You Too
Science Fact: Plants listen! They don’t have ears or brains. And they don’t have a nervous system, although they have internal communication systems that may play that kind of a role. Nevertheless, plants listen and react to specific sounds. Let’s … Continue reading →
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July 17, 2014
Wine Tasting – New from New Yorker
Wine Tasting Wine tasting is a topic that never gets out of date! It’s fun, it’s delicious, it’s sociable. And the wine tasting process itself involves so many dimensions besides smell and taste. Charles South alerted me to a well-written … Continue reading →
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July 15, 2014
Discovery of America – Columbus and Before
Science Fact: The discovery of America by Christopher Columbus is one of the few historical “facts” that sticks with most people long after they have forgotten the Magna Carta, Beowulf and the invention of the cotton gin. The stickiness of … Continue reading →
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July 8, 2014
Diabetes – 2 Great Articles by “Doc Gumshoe”
Science Fact: Diabetes is a disease that everyone should understand and at least be wary of, if not fear. Excellent information abounds from the American Diabetes Associationand the National Institutes of Health. Nevertheless, diabetes is a complicated disease and it’s … Continue reading →
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July 1, 2014
Dark Matter and the Practical Value of Astronomy
Science Fact: Dark matter. Dark energy. An invisible force filling and dominating the universe. Sound familiar? It should. Dark matter pervades popular culture: - The Force of Star Wars - Dark matter nebulas in Star Trek - Dark matter as … Continue reading →
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June 26, 2014
Robots Imitating People: Funny? Scary?
Science Fact: Robots imitating people is a respected line of research in Japan, and the Japanese lead the world in this area. Getting a robot to do anything is challenging enough, which helps explain why there are many university programs … Continue reading →
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June 24, 2014
Why Diet Drinks Don’t Help You Diet
Science Fact: Diet drinks are consumed to help us diet. They are misnamed, because they don’t help us diet at all: diet drinks don’t reduce our weight, and they aren’t even very satisfying! Scientists are finding out why. Diet drinks … Continue reading →
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June 19, 2014
How to Get Great Ideas!
Science Fact: Great ideas are here with us at all times. But if you expect this post to discuss scientific research on creativity, forget it! There’s plenty of that work around. I consider great ideas to be an art form, … Continue reading →
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June 17, 2014
Popularity, Autonomy and Growing Up
Science Fact: Popularity imposes a penalty on teenagers: it predisposes them to problems with substance abuse and criminal behavior as young adults. The conflicting demands of having friends and resisting damaging peer influences are at the heart of growing up. … Continue reading →
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June 12, 2014
End of Paralysis, Computers Take Over
Science Fact: The end of paralysis is the promise, a computertakeover the threat. But the news features sniping by scientists. Who’s in the right, anyway? This is a timelypost, because three hours from now there may be a noteworthy public … Continue reading →
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