I think it's safe to say the time has arrived. You should be able to get a somewhat larger version by clicking on the above image...

One of my favorite science bedtime stories (didn't you have those when you were a kid? or now, if you're still one?) involves the F...

Remember this post ? Probably not, but now I have some company and/or vindication. Check out this xkcd comic , drawn by the redoubtable Ra...

One thing I alluded to in my previous post , but never made entirely explicit, is the notion that there are distinct phases to a basketball ...

As a sometime scientist, I love to unify things—that is, discover that two things that look completely different are actually intimately rel...

You may think I've mistitled that, but no, not really. Suppose I put to you two ways to say a common sentiment: All that glitters is no...

I was standing at the vending machine at work today, buying some chips with lots of small coins (nickels and dimes). And as I often do, I ...