Art Chester's Blog, page 28
April 1, 2014
Unusual Jobs, Science Division
(Non) Science Fact: Unusual jobs are a media standby for slow-news days. Journalists vie to outdo each other in finding odd jobs that will grab the reader’s attention. However, sometimes unusual jobs appear in the course of a news story. … Continue reading →
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March 27, 2014
Self, Dementia & Sanity
Science Fact: Self, who I am, seems so obvious that we take it as a given. But what happens when we lose a part of self? Concussion, disease, accidents can happen to anyone. Is self just an accident, a word … Continue reading →
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March 25, 2014
Flight 370’s Sorry Truths
Science Fact: Flight 370 teaches sad lessons about the limitations of science in the real world. Before the Maylasia Airlines Boeing 777-200 dropped off the map in the wee hours of March 8, 2014, it seemed that nothing could be … Continue reading →
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March 20, 2014
Resurrection of the Pizza & Fries, Part 2
Science Fact: In yesterday’s postwe stored a delicious leftover bit of pizza. Today, we’re going to bring it out and eat it! Some people eat pizza cold, for breakfast or a snack, and swear by it. But most of us … Continue reading →
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March 19, 2014
Resurrection of the Pizza & Fries, Part 1
Science Fact: Pizza always ranks near the top, both in popularityand appeal. The hot question for today and tomorrow is: can you bring leftover pizza back to life? And there’s good news: it turns out that the same Frankenstein-like techniques … Continue reading →
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March 13, 2014
Dress to INform, Dress to PERform
Science Fact: “Dress for success!” they used to say. “Clothes make the man.” “Follow the dress code.” When you choose how to dress, whether it’s at the store buying clothes or making a selection after you shower, you’re communicating both … Continue reading →
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March 11, 2014
Suicide, Personal Freedom & Values
Science Fact: Suicide is forbidden by law, forbidden by religious precepts, and is often a forbidden subject for conversation. In the previous postwe considered the understandable human desire to prolong and preserve life. This post looks at the opposite: the … Continue reading →
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March 5, 2014
Hospital Infection: Healing May Kill You
Science Fact: Hospital infection poses a deadly risk for anyone who is hospitalized. In the U.S., one in twenty patients acquires a hospital infection, and 100,000 per year die as a result. The longer you are under care, the greater … Continue reading →
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March 4, 2014
The Senses: Sixth, Seventh and Secret
Science Fact: The five senses bring the world into our awareness. But who decided there were five senses, anyway? Five Senses. In Western culture many things we think we “know” often come from ancient Greece. Sure enough, Aristotle, who has … Continue reading →
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February 28, 2014
Death By Probability, Second Edition
Death By Probability is now in its (fanfare, please!) Second Edition. This blogpost tells how to recognize the edition you have, and what to do if you want the newer edition. You might say, what? The publisher’s modest printing of … Continue reading →
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