Here are some of the stories going on right now! : cheaper and better satelites made from toys “Instead of investing in their own computer research and development, engineers at the NASA Ames Research Center are looking to cellphones and off-the-shelf toys to power the future of low-cost satellite technology.” Read more…
My dissertation advisor was fond of repeating a quote attributed to Albert Einstein–“If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, you don’t understand it yourself.” One might assume that physics is harder to explain than psychology, but that is not always the case. In spite of over 30 years in Read more…
Here are a couple of stories that might be amusing! : More foods hinder rather than aid sleep “The bad news for people trying to talk about food and sleep is that . . . generally it’s hard to find foods that help with sleep,” says Michael Grandner, a sleep Read more…
Here are a few readings for today: can you ask a pig if a glass is half full? “Experts from the university’s School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development have shown for the first time that a pig’s mood mirrors how content he is, highlighting that pigs are capable of Read more…
When I finally reached my goal weight of 135 lbs. (thank you Jenny Craig!), actually settling out to 131, in August of 2007, I was thrilled to join the National Weight Control Registry run by Rena Wing of Brown University and James Hill of the University of Colorado. I was Read more…