Maybe It's My Post-CES Stupor
But change the name of the companies involved and I heard every one of the claims in "The Top 10 Lies of Entrepreneurs" uttered at one point or another this past week.
Maybe There Is Accounting For Taste
Scientists studying the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) think they've discovered the neurons responsible for making choices. Soon, they may tackle the really important issues, such as whether some audiophiles are genetically disposed towards choosing solid-state over tubes.
Maybe We Should Call It "Ice 9"?
You'd think we knew pretty much all there was to know about water, wouldn't you? Well, zap it with high-energy X-rays, subject it to extremely high pressure, and make sure the proportions of H2 and 02 are just right and you get "a highly energetic material."
Meanwhile, Back In the Bat Lab
That's right, "Using infrared video cameras and an array of microphones in their bat lab, the University of Maryland research team discovered that the big brown bat solves a rather complex geometrical problem to minimize the time it takes to intercept flying insects. ..." (Italics mine.)
Meat and Essence
Neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran ponders self-awareness.
Meat to the Beat
Bill Bruford ponders his place at the top of the food chain.
Medical Slang
I'm a complete sucker for jargon. Specialized vocabulary identifies you a an insider and, whether you mean it to or not, it reveals a lot about your group.
Mee-Yow!
Alexis Petridis reviews Paris Hilton's debut record. "She sings like a woman who has heard of something called singing, can't be sure of exactly what it might entail, but is fairly certain you do something a bit like this."
Meet Daniel Tammet
He's a genius, but he can't drive a car, hold down a 9-to-5 job, or tell left from right. So he works from home, developing custom courses on language acquisition, numeracy, and literacy. He's autistic and he's articulate. Richard Johnson delivers a three-dimensional portrait of a very rare savant—one who can tell us how he does what he does.
Meet Fred Franzia
Don't recognize the name? He's the guy who brought you Two Buck Chuck's. He 's a bit of a bully and he's crude—and, as Joel Stein notes, that's when someone with a notebook is following him around.