Science Archive

News about science can easily fill your Feedly reader with the insurmountable task of reading them all. Solution? Click “Mark all as read,” then grab a beer to celebrate. Mission accomplished. The only problem is that you never know when that really interesting scientific discovery or technological advance or global bad news may have

Researchers have created a brain to brain interface (BBI for short). While that alone should be impressive enough, what comes next is astounding; it works between two different species: human and rat (see video below). BBI allowed a human brain to move a rat’s tail with about “94-percent accuracy.” The experiment involved a non-invasive,

This Explains Everything: Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works John Brockman (Editor) Harper Perennial, 2013 432 pages (Kindle edition) Available Amazon

I always love hyper-realistic robots and PETMAN (video above) recently caught my attention. His job is to test out chemical protection suits and their ability to seal-out dangerous contaminates. He definitely takes the strain off of human testers, as the video above shows, but if you met this chem-suit and gas-mask wearing robot on

Short science is a new regular post for The Discarded Image and this week’s is on bonobo mothers and their disapproving looks. First, the reason for adding this new section is to highlight those things discovered online that enlighten our view of the world, but rarely fit into our usual book reviews or weekly

Brain Power: From Neurons to Networks by Tiffany Shlain TED Conferences, 2012 51 pages (Kindle) Available Amazon Comparing technology to the brain is not a new thing. Telephone wiring, electrical wiring, a computer, or a network of computers have all joined the many metaphors for the brain over the years (see my review of

Tell someone you are studying religion and they often assume that you are a theologian or looking to “become a priest” (an assumption more common than you might think). It is true that theologians are studying religion, but this is not the same as the academic field known as religious studies. Theologians are adherents

Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of my (and probably a bazillion other peoples’) favorite public faces of science. Sure, I also love Bill Nye, but Tyson just always connects with me. He is intelligent, hilarious, and thoughtful, and most of all he’s an accessible communicator. He’s also on my top 10 list of people