Category Archives: sciences

it’s magnetism, darling

Posted on Thursday, 2002 March 21 by Anton

Couples go to the Magnetic Pole to conceive. (Bottom of the story.) It’s a funny old world.

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complete the sentence: Smoking marijuana is _______ than drinking beer.

Posted on Thursday, 2002 March 21 by Anton

Also from New Scientist, formal experiment confirms anecdotal reports: Alcohol impairs driving more than marijuana. One has heard it rumoured that, among the bicycle messengers in the Financial District of San Francisco, the only ones who have accidents are those … Continue reading →

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envy rules

Posted on Sunday, 2002 March 17 by Anton

Research Shows Just How Much People Hate A Winner. This is scary: pointless envy is stronger than economists expected. (Full paper) Some of my libertarian dogma may need rebuilding.

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insert joke about politicians and principle

Posted on Sunday, 2002 March 17 by Anton

Mark Steyn turns out the best piece I’ve seen yet on the steel thing. Okay so I’m a week late. (Another link from Sean Kirby.)

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backward compatibility

Posted on Sunday, 2002 March 10 by Anton

BBC News | SCI/TECH | ‘Happy’ mice skew results

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eavesdropping on illumination

Posted on Friday, 2002 March 08 by Anton

Another reason to switch to LCD. (But I’m spoiled by 1600×1200 resolution.)

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new to you, maybe . . .

Posted on Thursday, 2002 March 07 by Anton

Gary Farber observes that science reporters would benefit by exposure to some of the clichés of science fiction.

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