The world of medicine is becoming a happier place, thanks to the invention of therapeutic ice cream. Although currently only available in strawberry, we are certain that 31 flavours are right around the corner.
(Anticrepuscular Rays while flying over Arizona, by Craig Gould)
Pomegranate juice does not, apparently, cure cancer. Imagine that. The FDA is coming down on misleading health claims made on food packaging. Of those mentioned in the article, POM pomegranate juice appears to be the worst offender, actually claiming to prevent and/or cure diseases.
As widely reported, days are now shorter, thanks to the earthquake in Chile. It should be noted to those who are skeptical regarding global warming due to the cooling effects of winter that the number of hours of daylight will continue to increase until the summer solstice on June 21st, and that despite this days are actually a little bit shorter now.
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There is a plan afoot to address the breaking of scientific laws in movies. The principle involved will be that no more than one law of science can be broken in any given movie.
The push is being led by Sidney Perkowitz, of Atlanta’s Emory University. He already has some heavyweights on board, such as Dustin Hoffman and Lawrence Kasdan.
More can be found at The Guardian:
“I am not offended if they make one big scientific blunder in a given film,” Perkowitz added. “You can have things move faster than the speed of light if you want. But after that I would like things developed in a coherent way.”
“If you violate that you are in trouble. The chances are that the public will pick it up and that is what matters to Hollywood. The Core did not make money because people understood the science was so out to lunch,” he added.
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So there’s this website called ReadWriteWeb. It’s a technology blog. Like many a technology blog, they occasionally write about Facebook, including this article about the Facebook/AOL partnership and the universal Facebook login. The funny thing is that people were landing on this page — I am guessing it was #1 on Google search for “Facebook” for a time — and thinking that it was Facebook. Click on the link. Read the message from ReadWriteWeb trying to explain to users that this is not Facebook. (Dear visitors from Google. This site is not Facebook.) And then dig through (some of the) over 1300 comments from confused people trying to log into Facebook. It’s worthwhile. Or maybe just fun way to procrastinate.
Fred Morrison, the inventor of the frisbee, has died. Obituaries from the BBC and the New York Times.
Here at the Big Bad Blog, we have often been disappointed by science journalists. Most science journalism is decidedly hit and miss. Amy Tuteur of Science Based Medicine looks at the habit news organisations have of copying press releases, often word for word.
Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net
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Natural disaster strikes Haiti, and photographers worldwide descend on it. The New York Times asks if there are too many photographers in Haiti.
(by Debbie)
It looks like the United States military is moving away from “don’t ask, don’t tell”, and to something more accepting and inclusive. Here is a look at one woman’s experience under the current policy.
Scientists take a look at Western movie-style shootouts, wondering whether or not it’s an advantage to draw first.
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