Gender as frame, or not?

by | Jun 29, 2011 | Science

I love the application of the scientific method to human psychology. Why? Because we don’t really know whether it is possible yet. We get lots of “results”, many of which turn up in headlines in less-respectable newspapers. These lack my key...
Pretty complicated under the hood

Pretty complicated under the hood

by | Jun 23, 2011 | Science

Lots of marvellous “wow how complicated nature is” moments while looking at these images of fluid flows. I particularly liked the bouncing silicone oil.   The Weird and Beautiful World of Fluid Dynamics.

Feedback for the wasted generation

by | Jun 21, 2011 | Business, Science, Tech

Feedback Loops Are Changing What People Do is a remarkably dull title for an interesting article. It confirms that we can repeatably create 10% changes in behaviour using noticeable but unobtrusive prompts to induce feedback loops. Think of the “your...
Stars and the spinning earth

Stars and the spinning earth

by | Jun 8, 2011 | Science

Lots to marvel about. A long exposure shot of the Space Shuttle Endeavour shows streaks of city light caused by the earth whizzing by at 17,000mph below. The sun belched out a billion tons of material only to have it mostly fall back on its surface. And finally a star...