A rare month where dorkbot and secret science society do not collide. And it looks like it’s going to be a very interesting one too, at the bell house, a supposedly larger space than Union Hall. click on the link for more details:

Brain and Memory: The Secret Science Club presents Neuroscientist Ottavio Arancio at the Bell House  (continue reading…)

Science, science everywhere, so let’s drink up! Here is a nice mix of news that may make you revisit your ideas of how our world works. For all those global warming skeptics out there, we have ice shelves the size of large states breaking up; for other the supernatural believers  in addition to this video) this revelation of the NJ UFO hoax; for all those people who think that the perpetuation of poverty is a choice, we have a new study on how poverty affects brain development; for energy Luddites who think our grid modernization hinges on proper energy storage, we have something for them too; and for Jim, we have a story about how awesome being funny is. Enjoy!

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That onion article i posted earlier reminded me of a great NY Times article i read recently on memory and jokes, specifically, why is it so hard to remember jokes. I love this part: (continue reading…)

“In one ear, and out the other” a popular adage spoken by parents the world over. This new research shows how that statement is far from true:

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