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…
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 […]
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 […]
Begley: Amazing Tool Use by Crows in New Video | Newsweek Voices – Sharon Begley | Newsweek.com
Begley: Amazing Tool Use by Crows in New Video | Newsweek Voices – Sharon Begley | Newsweek.com. A fascinating look at non-human intelligence – apparently crows/rooks are really smart! The videos are well worth a watch, and are from two different studies. One study shows crows using tools to get other tools (to eventually get […]
Of mice and medicine: If a treatment works on rodents, will it cure us? | Alok Jha | Life and style | The Guardian
Of mice and medicine: If a treatment works on rodents, will it cure us? | Alok Jha | Life and style | The Guardian . Understanding some of the difficulties in applying research done in mice (the usual human-substitute for most laboratory research) directly to humans.
Seemingly ‘Duh!’ Scientific Studies Often Hold Value – WSJ.com
Seemingly ‘Duh!’ Scientific Studies Often Hold Value – WSJ.com. A nice article on how serious research is often simplified in the press releases to make it seem either obvious or meaningless. It just goes to show that to appreciate the importance of most research one needs to know its context. A lot of the time, […]