Science In Real Life

Hiatus December 14, 2009

Science In Real Life is on temporary hiatus due to imminent end-of-semester obligations. Normal operations will resume Sunday, December 20.

Nerdnite December 7, 2009

Science In Real Life made a special appearance at the December 6 Nerdnite event in Cambridge, MA – so first and foremost a welcome to any new readers who learned about SiRL there. For those of you unfamiliar with Nerdnite, it is a marvelous little organization that provides short talks on subjects of interest to nerds in a social setting; you can get the full details at the Nerdnite website. For those of you not in the Boston area, there are also Nerdnite chapters in NYC, DC, Austin TX, and Munich, with sursurrations of an upcoming Chicago branch. As someone who is dedicated to education both scientific and general, it is a breath of fresh air to see so many people interested in learning for its own sake. As someone who is most decidedly a nerd, it is a joy to see fellow nerds not remaining completely isolated from interaction with other people. I highly encourage you to attend if you can.

Meanwhile, back at the SiRL homestead, the presentation topic was Quantum Weirdness: Where it Comes From and Where it Goes. That presentation will be expanded and adapted into the next two SiRL essays, so even those of you who saw it live will have something new to learn about the subject over the coming week. Happy sciencing!

Science Fact of the Day November 28, 2009

At the quantum level, all matter is also a wave.

Science Fact of the Day November 27, 2009

The Sun experiences Earth-sized tsunami waves on its surface.

Science Fact of the Day November 23, 2009

Gravitational force falls away as one over the distance squared, like American Idol ratings.

Science Fact of the Day November 19, 2009

All life forms on Earth are constructed, in the form of cells, from organic nanomachines.