http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:22:28 -0700 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:11:01 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m12d10-Are-todays-scientists-more-religious-LA-Times-allows-Pew-researcher-to-misstate-poll-results?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner With all the fuss directed towards "climategate" which features the hacked e-mails and files from the computers of British climate scientists, it seems appropriate to point out a rather fishy analysis proffered by someone who would appea... science and religion Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:11:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m12d10-Are-todays-scientists-more-religious-LA-Times-allows-Pew-researcher-to-misstate-poll-results?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Did-we-discover-mathematics-or-did-we-create-it?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner I have always been comfortable with mathematics but admit to not being a math wizard in school. I liked math because its rules always seemed to be consistent, predictable and dependable. Unlike English or a foreign language, math wasn't burden... gadgets mathematics numbers games Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:41:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Did-we-discover-mathematics-or-did-we-create-it?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m8d30-Big-Tobacco--eager-to-apply-their-special-skills-to-Asias-emerging-markets?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner Mountain of Cigarettes  Driving home on Friday evening I was listing to National Public Radio's business program- Market Place. The segment was an interview involving Kai Ryssdal, the shows moderator, and NPR's China bureau chief Scott Tong. Th... health Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:56:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m8d30-Big-Tobacco--eager-to-apply-their-special-skills-to-Asias-emerging-markets?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m8d27-The-Large-Hardon-Collider-vs-Cosmic-Rays-which-wins-the-energy-battle?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner Cosmic Rays hitting Earth's atmosphere Over the past several months I've written a series of articles about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a $9 Billion machine that was completed last year in Switzerland and is currently being repaired and rea... energy physics Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:51:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m8d27-The-Large-Hardon-Collider-vs-Cosmic-Rays-which-wins-the-energy-battle?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m8d25-How-about-a-death-panel-for-Mr-Filibuster?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner  I'm just a Bill/PBS  The month of August has provided us with a barrage of terms. Some familiar and some not so familiar. Most of these terms center around the current battle in congress over health care legislation.  This artic... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:37:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m8d25-How-about-a-death-panel-for-Mr-Filibuster?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Make-marijuana-legal?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner Pot Poster  After spending a fair amount of time considering the issue (actually more time than originally planned), and reviewing the comments following my previous three articles on the subject, I have come to the conclusion that the time has... health Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:34:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Make-marijuana-legal?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Why-are-things-falling-apart--its-the-law?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner Time line of the Universe/NASA  Nature is full of laws. For some of us who have a problem with nature's rules, we tend to blame God or Allah or Yahweh or Bhagwan or whomever we may call our Almighty. If you're a scientists who is a victim of on... energy physics Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:03:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Why-are-things-falling-apart--its-the-law?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m8d10-How-the-GOP-got-hijacked-by-RightWing-Authoritarians?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner Confederate Flag Patch As we are witness the unfolding of a rather bizarre health care debate, one can't help but be amazed at the jaw dropping lunacy of the folks on the right who are amply represented by an assembly of "creationists" &qu... health Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:46:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m8d10-How-the-GOP-got-hijacked-by-RightWing-Authoritarians?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Large-Hadron-Collider-LHC--not-yet-ready--Doomsday-postponed?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner CERN - Bubble chamber. For those who are worried that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will destroy the planet, you can breath a little easier.  It appears that the full force of this colossal machine will not be felt until well into 2012. In fa... energy technology physics environment Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:34:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Large-Hadron-Collider-LHC--not-yet-ready--Doomsday-postponed?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Marijuanas-distant-cousin--Americas-war-against-Hemp?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner Reefer Madness Movie Poster  Over the past few weeks I have published two articles addressing the medical benefits of marijuana and asking whether or not it's time to legalize and tax the drug. Those articles have elicited many comments and whi... health Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:04:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Marijuanas-distant-cousin--Americas-war-against-Hemp?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Science-101-Best-places-in-Los-Angeles-to-learn-science?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner    Griffith Park Observatory  Folks in Los Angeles have a great opportunity to take advantage of our great local Universities and other metro institutions by signing up for various science classes and local lectures.  T... Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:17:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Science-101-Best-places-in-Los-Angeles-to-learn-science?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Is-the-USA-fading-into-the-sunset?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner         Old Glory  While doing research for an upcoming science article, I stumbled across a couple of web-sites that were quite depressing to say the least. We have been hearing that the United States; once the undispu... health environment Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:41:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Is-the-USA-fading-into-the-sunset?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d27-Legalization-of-Marijuana-could-add-Billions-to-Californias-empty-coffers--let-the-debate-begin?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner Marijuana leaf  Last week I posted an article reflecting the potential health benefits of marijuana. That article resulted in several posted comments as well as other informal observations from readers regarding the issue of the drug's legaliza... health environment Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:28:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d27-Legalization-of-Marijuana-could-add-Billions-to-Californias-empty-coffers--let-the-debate-begin?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d25-The-Kindle-meets-its-Big-Brother?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner  1950's Orwell Poster  A few weeks ago, I published a short article entitled "I love my Kindle". My, how things have changed since that article was posted. On or about July 17th, hundreds Kindle users awoke to find that purchased... gadgets technology Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:22:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d25-The-Kindle-meets-its-Big-Brother?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Marijuana--Science-tells-us-its-not-as-bad-as-we-thought?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner  Vince Beach Marijuana Poster  Growing up in the '60's, marijuana was the preferred recreational drug of my generation. While beer and other alcohol may have been the choice of the fraternity crowd, the cool kids recreational drug of c... health Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:07:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Marijuana--Science-tells-us-its-not-as-bad-as-we-thought?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d18-How-Congress-really-works?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner   Photo - U.S. Capitol  Book Review"The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works"Over the 4th of July weekend, I read a truly remarkable book  "The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works". The book was autho... health environment Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:16:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d18-How-Congress-really-works?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d16-If-Black-Holes-dont-get-you-how-about-Strangelets?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner Illustration from Wikipedia  I recently published two articles discussing Europe's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). In both those articles, I reported concerns that the Collider may pose serious safety threats. Included in the second article entit... energy technology physics Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:16:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d16-If-Black-Holes-dont-get-you-how-about-Strangelets?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Will-Grassoline-be-Americas-energy-solution?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner American Grass  On the lower right corner of of this page, and on my Examiner home page, are links to several science sources (Top Science Links). One of those links is to  Scientific American Magazine. The current news stand edition ... energy technology environment Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:50:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Will-Grassoline-be-Americas-energy-solution?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Is-Cap-and-Trade-ACES-fatal-flaw?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner Smokestacks /EPA Photo  We've heard the term "cap-and-trade" a lot lately. The recently House passed Waxman-Markey energy bill (known as the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), now being debated in the US Senate, ... health Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:12:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Is-Cap-and-Trade-ACES-fatal-flaw?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Will-Black-Holes-swallow-Switzerland?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner NASA animation Several weeks ago I wrote an article about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator. To summarize, the LHC is located in a tunnel 27 kilometers (17 miles) in circumference 1... technology physics Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:47:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11447-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Will-Black-Holes-swallow-Switzerland?cid=exrss-LA-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner