Archive for the Science Category


Quote of the day: The power of “Huh?”

Published October 12th, 2008

“In science, the most exciting expression isn’t ‘Eureka!’ It’s ‘Huh?’”– Michael Hawley, a computer scientist and director of SiOnyx, quoted in the NY Times, 10/12/08 

Bored and sleepy? You’re golden!

Published August 9th, 2008

First The Times tells us that being bored pumps up our cognitive muscles. In fact, say two scientists quoted in the story, it’s time for boredom to “be recognized as a legitimate human emotion that can be central to learning and creativity.”Now Scientific American parachutes in to say that sleep is similarly essential for memory and other […]