College Professor Taught the Wrong Course For a Full Semester
Students at a Houston college are complaining that they were forced to learn more than they wanted when their professor accidentally taught them a more advanced curriculum.
"Resilient" People Are Actually Just High
Some people are noted for having a good deal of resilience—being able to deal with the traumas of life with equanimity and nobility, bouncing back ever stronger after tribulations. Yeah... more like they're a bunch of god damn junkies, according to science.
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three American researchers for their computer simulations of “complex chemical systems” like photosynthesis and combustion. Martin Karplus of Harvard, Michael Levitt of Stanford, and Arieh Warshel of USC will share the prize as well as its $1.2 million payout
Are There Atoms of Abraham Lincoln in My Body Right Now?
The time has come for "Hey, Science," our relentlessly scientific weekly feature in which we have your most provocative and/ or dumb scientific questions answered by real live scientists (or related experts). No question is too smart for us to tackle, quite unfortunately. This week, scientists ponder the question: Are…
Snowflakes Should Just Get Over Themselves
Kid hormones! Chemical knot! Fish legs! Pigeon counting! Fluid dynamics! Elephant toes! Space station! Snowflake pictures! And a calendar reform motion, debated and denied! It's your Thursday Science Watch, where we watch science—unsuccessfully!
[Photo ]Horrible Christmas Gifts for the Children of People You Hate
There is no better way to ruin someone's holiday than to arm their children with the tools to endlessly annoy them. Here are some suggestions.
They Found the Sea Monster's Lair!
Science stars! Kraken lair! Saturn rings! Persistent chemist! Envious mind! Foreign insects! Baltimore telescope! Ancient language! And a serious geological epochal debate! It's your Monday Science Watch, where we watch science—perilously!
[]Winner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry Was Bullied by His Chemist Peers
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which some refer to as "the Gay Super Bowl of Chemistry," has been awarded to 70-year-old Israeli scientist Daniel Schechtman for his discovery of "quasicrystals." It sounds like something you might buy on QVC, but they are actually metal atoms arranged in such a way as to resemble…
New Infinity Math Is So Over Your Head, Just Forget It
New math! Fancier chips! Higgs Boson! Humongous fungus! Acid bases! Sea monster! Asteroid pictures! Fecal bleed! And everyone's best friend is dropping in for the summer! It's your Monday Science Watch, where we watch science—not that you would understand!
[]Is There Anything That Milk Cannot Do?
Meteorite robbers! Food dyes! Cow people milk! Formaldehyde life! Monarch butterflies! Lion variations! Breast milk oncology! And bitter autism failure! It's your Monday Science Watch, where we watch science—creamily!
Would You Be Adopted by a Scientist if it Meant Living in a Wormhole?
Men! Women! Babies! Moms! Fruits! Vegetables! Cancer! Wormholes! Elements! And a whole lotta what-the-hey. It's your science watch column, where we watch science—with one foot on the event horizon!
Wingwoman Needed to Help Dude Score Chicks; $30 an Hour, No Free Drinks
Need a job, lovely lady? No, no, it's not prostitution, I swear. You just go out with a guy as his "wingwoman" and steer other girls towards him, and fend off other guys trying to horn in on his chicks. Not wanting to fuck him yourself should be easy!:
