The Story Behind the Story – The Atlantic (October 2009)
The Story Behind the Story – The Atlantic (October 2009) . Great article in the Atlantic on reporting in the “post-journalistic” age: “With journalists being laid off in droves, ideologues have stepped forward to provide the “reporting” that feeds the 24-hour news cycle. The collapse of journalism means that the quest for information has been […]
Drinking Alcohol May Make Head Injuries Less Harmful | Popular Science
Drinking Alcohol May Make Head Injuries Less Harmful | Popular Science. Another of my news items for PopSci.com, apparently a little alcohol in the blood could help survive head injuries. Alcohol in the blood probably contributed to some of those head injuries in the first place, so somewhat mixed blessings I guess…
Newest Lightbulb Tech Combines Advantages of Incandescent, Fluorescent, and LED | Popular Science
Newest Lightbulb Tech Combines Advantages of Incandescent, Fluorescent, and LED | Popular Science. A new type of light bulb that’s supposed to be as energy-efficient as CFL, but provide warmer, more incandescent-like light…follow the link to read my story at PopSci.com
Fungus-Infected Violin Beats Stradivarius in Listening Test | Popular Science
Fungus-Infected Violin Beats Stradivarius in Listening Test | Popular Science. Apparently you can replicate the sound of a Stradivarius violin by infecting wood with a special fungus, and then using it to make violins. Should make high quality violins cheaper, even if blind listening tests are bound to be subjective. Anyway, another article of mine […]
Watch ‘Feynman’s lectures on physics’ for free online
In my experience, physics is one subject that’s so often poorly taught and seems incomprehensible. And yet, when it’s actually explained well, a lot of the concepts can be so easy to understand…even when the math behind them may be out of reach 🙂 Richard Feynman was probably one of the most brilliant and eccentric […]
A Squirt of Stem Cell Gel Heals Brain Injuries | Popular Science
A Squirt of Stem Cell Gel Heals Brain Injuries | Popular Science. Not as cool as swarms of insect-robots, but likely to be a lot more useful sooner. The scientists developed a gel that can be loaded with chemicals and stem cells, and seems to help brain injuries heal. Follow the title link for the […]
Ant-Sized Microbots Travel in Swarms | Popular Science
Ant-Sized Microbots Travel in Swarms | Popular Science. My first article for PopSci.com, about Microbots, the possible future of robotics. The researchers developed a way to quickly make tiny, cheap, mass-produced robots. Individually they’re simple, but if each one can communicate and collect data, together they might be able to mimic certain insects like ants, […]
Checking out the ‘Age of Wonder’ for myself
After reading all the great reviews, I was gifted the ‘Age of Wonder’, the book that I posted about earlier, for my birthday! (here’s a couple of reviews from Slate and TIME magazines, and an excerpt in the NY Times.) So I’ll get a chance to read it and comment on it.
My internship, and a link to Blogging Tips From a Jaded Veteran
Internship, and Blogging Tips From a Jaded Veteran – The India Uncut Blog – India Uncut. Started my editorial internship at Science Illustrated last Wednesday…seems like I’ll be pretty busy, so will have to see how often I blog…in the meanwhile, here’s a link to some excellent blogging tips, worth following. The internship seems like a […]
Cheapy Lighter Laser Burner | Kipkay.com
Cheapy Lighter Laser Burner | Kipkay.com. This guy has tonnes of videos showing how to make cool gadgets at minimal expense, or to play pranks. In this one he modifies a simple Bic lighter to make it into a laser burner! Perfect for James Bond… Other cool ones include homemade infra-red goggles, and how to […]