http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/28/my-evening-with-stephen-hawking_n_1549993.html 2012-05-28T09:35:38Z 2012-05-29T09:35:36Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Stephen rarely does public talks anymore. When he does, he draws an impressive crowd. And most of the people sitting in those seats are unaware of the effort that goes into composing the script he will follow over the course of the evening. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/cosmology">Cosmology</a>, <a href="/tag/kip-thorne">Kip Thorne</a>, <a href="/tag/stephen-hawking">Stephen Hawking</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/pasadena">Pasadena</a>, <a href="/tag/motor-neuron-disease">Motor Neuron Disease</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/black-holes">Black Holes</a>, <a href="/tag/caltech">Caltech</a>, <a href="/tag/als">Als</a>, <a href="/tag/theoretical-physics">Theoretical Physics</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/carbon-dating-science-history-dinosaurs-human_n_1536274.html 2012-05-22T11:35:39Z 2012-05-24T09:00:41Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The Earth is 4.54 billion years old; 3.8 billion years ago, the very first life form came into existence; 225 million years ago, dinosaurs came on the... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/radioisotopes">Radioisotopes</a>, <a href="/tag/earth-age">Earth Age</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/half-life">Half-Life</a>, <a href="/tag/paleontology">Paleontology</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/carbon-14">Carbon-14</a>, <a href="/tag/radiocarbon-dating">Radiocarbon Dating</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/evolution">Evolution</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/science-news">Science News</a>, <a href="/tag/fossils">Fossils</a>, <a href="/tag/carbon-dating">Carbon Dating</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/stem-cell-therapy_n_1532086.html 2012-05-21T03:32:39Z 2012-05-21T11:55:45Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/stem-cell-therapy_n_1532086.html"><img alt="2012-05-21-Screenshot20120521at3.05.45PM.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-05-21-Screenshot20120521at3.05.45PM.jpg" width="300" height="67" /></a>In the future, stem cells may hold the key to treating some of mankind's most challenging diseases. Unfortunately, the future is not now. And stem cell scammers know this all too well. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/stem-cell">Stem Cell</a>, <a href="/tag/pluripotent-cells">Pluripotent Cells</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/stem-cell-research">Stem Cell Research</a>, <a href="/tag/stem-cell-scams">Stem Cell Scams</a>, <a href="/tag/medicine">Medicine</a>, <a href="/tag/embryonic-stem-cells">Embryonic Stem Cells</a>, <a href="/tag/stem-cell-treatment">Stem Cell Treatment</a>, <a href="/tag/stem-cell-tourism">Stem Cell Tourism</a>, <a href="/tag/biomedical-research">Biomedical Research</a>, <a href="/tag/induced-pluripotent-cells">Induced Pluripotent Cells</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/mad-science-giovanni-aldini_n_1519723.html 2012-05-15T18:38:34Z 2012-05-16T07:45:19Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/mad-science-giovanni-aldini_n_1519723.html?1337197338"><img alt="2012-05-16-Screenshot20120516at3.52.36PM.png" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-05-16-Screenshot20120516at3.52.36PM.png" width="300" height="62" /></a>Giovanni Aldini may not be a household name, but his contributions to science cannot be ignored. Neither can his macabre demonstrations of the power of electricity on the human body. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/galvanism">Galvanism</a>, <a href="/tag/isaac-newton">Isaac Newton</a>, <a href="/tag/electricity">Electricity</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/corpse-reanimator">Corpse Reanimator</a>, <a href="/tag/luigi-galvani">Luigi Galvani</a>, <a href="/tag/mad-scientist">Mad Scientist</a>, <a href="/tag/mad-science">Mad Science</a>, <a href="/tag/giovanni-aldini">Giovanni Aldini</a>, <a href="/tag/electroconvulsive-therapy">Electroconvulsive Therapy</a>, <a href="/tag/deep-brain-stimulation">Deep Brain Stimulation</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/frankenstein">Frankenstein</a>, <a href="/tag/electrophysiology">Electrophysiology</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/11/light-stage_n_1510817.html 2012-05-11T17:39:24Z 2012-05-14T07:58:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/11/light-stage_n_1510817.html?1337012694"><img alt="2012-05-14-Screenshot20120514at12.29.01PM.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-05-14-Screenshot20120514at12.29.01PM.jpg" width="300" height="68" /></a>Have you ever wondered just how they make digital characters like Benjamin Button? Apparently, the trick is all in the lighting. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/light-stage">Light Stage</a>, <a href="/tag/computer-graphics">Computer Graphics</a>, <a href="/tag/paul-debevec">Paul Debevec</a>, <a href="/tag/university-of-southern-california">University of Southern California</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/light-sphere">Light Sphere</a>, <a href="/tag/lighting">Lighting</a>, <a href="/tag/film">Film</a>, <a href="/tag/usc-ict">USC ICT</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/cgi">Cgi</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/digital-human">Digital Human</a>, <a href="/tag/movie-magic">Movie Magic</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/science-news">Science News</a>, <a href="/tag/technology">Technology</a>, <a href="/tag/digital-characters">Digital Characters</a>, <a href="/tag/graphics-lab">Graphics Lab</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/cannibalism_n_1501513.html 2012-05-08T19:06:21Z 2012-05-09T07:51:27Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/cannibalism_n_1501513.html?1336584459" target="_hplink"><img alt="2012-05-09-Screenshot20120509at1.36.03PM.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-05-09-Screenshot20120509at1.36.03PM.jpg" width="300" height="68" /></a>Is eating people dangerous? Nutritional? <i>Healthy</i>? What actually happens, physiologically, when human flesh is consumed? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/transmissible-spongiform-encephalopathy">Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/neuroscience">Neuroscience</a>, <a href="/tag/flesh-eating">Flesh Eating</a>, <a href="/tag/kuru">Kuru</a>, <a href="/tag/brain">Brain</a>, <a href="/tag/bovine-spongiform-encephalopathy">Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/prions">Prions</a>, <a href="/tag/cannibalism">Cannibalism</a>, <a href="/tag/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease">Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/mad-cow-disease">Mad Cow Disease</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/chris-mooney-personality-liberals-conservatives_n_1479062.html 2012-05-04T16:05:48Z 2012-05-07T08:27:03Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/chris-mooney-personality-liberals-conservatives_n_1479062.html" target="_hplink"><img alt="2012-05-07-Screenshot20120507at1.18.50PM.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-05-07-Screenshot20120507at1.18.50PM.jpg" width="300" height="61" /></a>Do we have traits that can be used to reliably predict whether someone is liberal or conservative in nature? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/politics">Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/democrat">Democrat</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/neuroscience">Neuroscience</a>, <a href="/tag/progressive">Progressive</a>, <a href="/tag/personality">Personality</a>, <a href="/tag/brain">Brain</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/republican">Republican</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-mooney">Chris Mooney</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/conservative">Conservative</a>, <a href="/tag/liberal">Liberal</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/science-news">Science News</a>, <a href="/tag/the-republican-brain">The Republican Brain</a>, <a href="/tag/ideology">Ideology</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/03/science-on-the-point_n_1476129.html 2012-05-03T19:09:21Z 2012-05-05T11:22:23Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ I was recently invited to guest host "The Point," presented by "The Young Turks'" YouTube channel, TownSquare. As the Science Correspondent (and resid... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/linda-darling-hammond">Linda Darling-Hammond</a>, <a href="/tag/max">Max</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/lugavere">Lugavere</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-mooney">Chris Mooney</a>, <a href="/tag/the-young-turks">The Young Turks</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-lee">Tim Lee</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/phil-plait">Phil Plait</a>, <a href="/tag/asteroid-mining">Asteroid Mining</a>, <a href="/tag/the-republican-brain">The Republican Brain</a>, <a href="/tag/the-point">The Point</a>, <a href="/tag/kc-cole">KC Cole</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/03/virtual-human-technology_n_1473147.html 2012-05-03T01:42:54Z 2012-05-03T07:48:24Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Have you ever had a conversation with a computer that wasn't one-sided? Virtual humans are the newest attempt to cross the uncanny valley and present ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/virtual-humans">Virtual Humans</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/adaptive-technology">Adaptive Technology</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/usc">Usc</a>, <a href="/tag/computer-science">Computer Science</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/artificial-intelligence">Artificial Intelligence</a>, <a href="/tag/institute-for-creative-technologies">Institute for Creative Technologies</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/30/prayer-science_n_1464622.html 2012-04-30T11:22:23Z 2012-05-01T08:06:54Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ An overwhelming 83 percent of Americans say that God answers prayers--which raises the question, does prayer work? Is it something that we can even be... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tanya-luhrmann">Tanya Luhrmann</a>, <a href="/tag/religion">Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/does-prayer-work">Does Prayer Work</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/prayer">Prayer</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/science-news">Science News</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-shermer">Michael Shermer</a>, <a href="/tag/intercessory-prayer">Intercessory Prayer</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/25/internet-brain_n_1441393.html 2012-04-25T15:30:12Z 2012-04-25T08:06:36Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/20/internet-brain_n_1441393.html" target="_hplink"><img alt="2012-04-25-Screenshot20120425at3.31.27PM.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-04-25-Screenshot20120425at3.31.27PM.jpg" width="300" height="81" /></a>Is the internet bad for our brains? Is it affecting our ability to remember things, form meaningful relationships, or make decisions? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/cognitive-overload">Cognitive Overload</a>, <a href="/tag/neuroplasticity">Neuroplasticity</a>, <a href="/tag/internet">Internet</a>, <a href="/tag/multitasking">Multitasking</a>, <a href="/tag/the-shallows">The Shallows</a>, <a href="/tag/neuroscience">Neuroscience</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/plasticity">Plasticity</a>, <a href="/tag/brain">Brain</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/nicholas-carr">Nicholas Carr</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/science-news">Science News</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/20/virtual-reality_n_1441886.html 2012-04-20T17:43:45Z 2012-04-23T08:16:17Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/20/virtual-reality_n_1441886.html" target="_hplink"><img alt="2012-04-23-Screenshot20120423at4.21.12PM.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-04-23-Screenshot20120423at4.21.12PM.jpg" width="300" height="59" /></a>The worlds we can now enter with virtual reality technology are so stunningly authentic, it's hard to tell where true life ends and the virtual landscape begins. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/virtual-reality">Virtual Reality</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/ict">Ict</a>, <a href="/tag/augmented-reality">Augmented Reality</a>, <a href="/tag/university-of-southern-california">University of Southern California</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/usc">Usc</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/science-news">Science News</a>, <a href="/tag/mixed-reality">Mixed Reality</a>, <a href="/tag/institute-for-creative-technologies">Institute for Creative Technologies</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/13/medical-marijuana_n_1423714.html 2012-04-13T11:14:55Z 2012-04-20T09:18:21Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/13/medical-marijuana_n_1423714.html"><img alt="2012-04-20-Screenshot20120420at12.54.25PM.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-04-20-Screenshot20120420at12.54.25PM.jpg" width="300" height="53" /></a>I reached out to Dr. Igor Grant, the director of the University of California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research to get a scientific perspective on the benefits of medical marijuana. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/legalize-it">Legalize It</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/igor-grant">Igor Grant</a>, <a href="/tag/marijuana">Marijuana</a>, <a href="/tag/420">420</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/medical-marijuana">Medical Marijuana</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/pot">Pot</a>, <a href="/tag/medicine">Medicine</a>, <a href="/tag/legalization">Legalization</a>, <a href="/tag/weed">Weed</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/13/sex-and-gender_n_1423588.html 2012-04-13T10:39:11Z 2012-04-18T09:13:09Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/13/sex-and-gender_n_1423588.html"><img alt="2012-04-18-Screenshot20120418at12.28.13PM.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-04-18-Screenshot20120418at12.28.13PM.jpg" width="300" height="70" /></a>What makes us male or female? What happens when our biological gender is out of sync with our gender identity? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/jenna-talackova">Jenna Talackova</a>, <a href="/tag/intersex">Intersex</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/transgender">Transgender</a>, <a href="/tag/miss-universe">Miss Universe</a>, <a href="/tag/glaad">Glaad</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/sex">Sex</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/caster-semenya">Caster Semenya</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/anne-fausto-sterling">Anne Fausto-Sterling</a>, <a href="/tag/sexuality">Sexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/gender">Gender</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cara-santa-maria/tennessee-anti-science-law_b_1420279.html 2012-04-12T08:45:13Z 2012-04-12T08:56:44Z Cara Santa Maria http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cara-santa-maria/ We live in the 21st century, the century of biotechnology. Without an appropriate understanding of evolution, students will be at a disadvantage in the workforce. And without an understanding of anthropogenic climate change, how can we expect Tennessee children to grow up to become members of an informed electorate? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/law">Law</a>, <a href="/tag/monkey-law">Monkey-Law</a>, <a href="/tag/flying-spaghetti-monster">Flying Spaghetti Monster</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-evolution">Anti-Evolution</a>, <a href="/tag/academic-freedom">Academic Freedom</a>, <a href="/tag/denial">Denial</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/creationism">Creationism</a>, <a href="/tag/monkey-bill">Monkey Bill</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/tennessee">Tennessee</a>, <a href="/tag/bill-haslam">Bill Haslam</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-science">Anti-Science</a>, <a href="/tag/climate-change">Climate Change</a>, <a href="/tag/evolution">Evolution</a>, <a href="/tag/global-warming">Global Warming</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/06/burn-care_n_1409232.html 2012-04-06T17:56:48Z 2012-04-09T08:23:12Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ What actually happens to the body when it catches fire, and what technological advances in burn treatment await on the horizon?<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/06/burn-care_n_1409232.html" target="_hplink"><img alt="2012-04-09-Screenshot20120409at11.24.01AM.png" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-04-09-Screenshot20120409at11.24.01AM.png" width="300" height="60" /></a> <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/recell">Recell</a>, <a href="/tag/self-immolation">Self-Immolation</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/skin-graft">Skin Graft</a>, <a href="/tag/tibet-protests">Tibet Protests</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/health">Health</a>, <a href="/tag/burn-care">Burn Care</a>, <a href="/tag/burn">Burn</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/burns">Burns</a>, <a href="/tag/fire">Fire</a>, <a href="/tag/technology">Technology</a>, <a href="/tag/medicine">Medicine</a>, <a href="/tag/spray-on-skin">Spray on Skin</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/04/synesthesia_n_1404106.html 2012-04-04T17:12:11Z 2012-04-05T07:58:52Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/04/synesthesia_n_1404106.html" target="_hplink"><img alt="2012-04-05-Screenshot20120405at9.40.24AM.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-04-05-Screenshot20120405at9.40.24AM.jpg" width="300" height="57" /></a>Synesthesia is a fascinating neurological condition that causes an individual to experience perceptual information through a sense modality that is unlinked to its source. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/human-senses">Human Senses</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/neuroscience">Neuroscience</a>, <a href="/tag/steffie-tomson">Steffie Tomson</a>, <a href="/tag/taste">Taste</a>, <a href="/tag/synesthete">Synesthete</a>, <a href="/tag/brain">Brain</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/smell">Smell</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/psychology">Psychology</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/david-eagleman">David Eagleman</a>, <a href="/tag/synesthesia">Synesthesia</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/03/climate-change-young-turks_n_1400858.html 2012-04-03T16:07:58Z 2012-04-04T08:18:50Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ As the science correspondent for The Huffington Post, I am often afforded the opportunity to discuss science topics on television and radio. This week... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/the-heartland-institute">The Heartland Institute</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/cenk-uygur">Cenk Uygur</a>, <a href="/tag/the-young-turks">The Young Turks</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/climate-change">Climate Change</a>, <a href="/tag/climate-change-denial">Climate Change Denial</a>, <a href="/tag/creationsim">Creationsim</a>, <a href="/tag/evolution">Evolution</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/current-tv">Current TV</a>, <a href="/tag/global-warming">Global Warming</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/30/earthquake-warning-systems_n_1392960.html 2012-03-30T20:48:11Z 2012-04-02T07:58:07Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/30/earthquake-warning-systems_n_1392960.html?1333459069" target="_hplink"><img alt="2012-04-03-Screenshot20120403at9.26.01AM.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-04-03-Screenshot20120403at9.26.01AM.jpg" width="300" height="66" /></a>I spoke to Dr. Thomas Heaton to get a clearer picture of what early earthquake warning systems are and how they can save lives. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/geophysics">Geophysics</a>, <a href="/tag/natural-disasters">Natural Disasters</a>, <a href="/tag/california">California</a>, <a href="/tag/s-wave">S Wave</a>, <a href="/tag/1906">1906</a>, <a href="/tag/p-wave">P Wave</a>, <a href="/tag/earthquake">Earthquake</a>, <a href="/tag/warning-system">Warning System</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/quake">Quake</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/seismology">Seismology</a>, <a href="/tag/seismograph">Seismograph</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/northridge">Northridge</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/tag/early-warning-systems">Early Warning Systems</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/27/mind-murderer_n_1384102.html 2012-03-27T21:18:56Z 2012-03-28T10:32:12Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/27/mind-murderer_n_1384102.html"><img alt="2012-03-28-Screenshot20120328at10.35.41AM.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-03-28-Screenshot20120328at10.35.41AM.jpg" width="300" height="65" /></a>On August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman murdered his mother and his wife before traveling to the campus of the University of Texas, climbing inside the tower, and killing fourteen others. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/mass-murder">Mass Murder</a>, <a href="/tag/robert-bales">Robert Bales</a>, <a href="/tag/personality">Personality</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-koenigs">Michael Koenigs</a>, <a href="/tag/murder">Murder</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/brain">Brain</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/killer">Killer</a>, <a href="/tag/ut-sniper">Ut Sniper</a>, <a href="/tag/brain-damage">Brain Damage</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-whitman">Charles Whitman</a>, <a href="/tag/mind">Mind</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/23/what-happens-when-you-die_n_1376602.html 2012-03-23T20:00:50Z 2012-03-27T07:39:17Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/23/what-happens-when-you-die_n_1376602.html" target="_hplink"><img alt="2012-03-27-Screenshot20120327at2.35.35PM.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-03-27-Screenshot20120327at2.35.35PM.jpg" width="300" height="61" /></a> <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/white-light">White Light</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/dying">Dying</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/soul">Soul</a>, <a href="/tag/near-death-experience">Near-Death Experience</a>, <a href="/tag/dmt">Dmt</a>, <a href="/tag/out-of-body-experience">Out of Body Experience</a>, <a href="/tag/duncan-mcdougall">Duncan McDougall</a>, <a href="/tag/tunnel">Tunnel</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/death">Death</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/23/sex-talk-on-the-point_n_1374432.html 2012-03-23T01:55:25Z 2012-03-23T15:04:47Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ As the Science Correspondent here on HuffPost Science, I am sometimes offered the opportunity to appear on radio, television, and internet shows to ta... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sex-nerd-sandra">Sex Nerd Sandra</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/hypersexuality">Hypersexuality</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/monogamy">Monogamy</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/sex">Sex</a>, <a href="/tag/christopher-ryan">Christopher Ryan</a>, <a href="/tag/contraception">Contraception</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/nina-hartley">Nina Hartley</a>, <a href="/tag/the-point">The Point</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/tennessee-evolution-scopes-education_n_1368636.html 2012-03-20T18:07:49Z 2012-03-21T11:39:33Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/tennessee-evolution-scopes-education_n_1368636.html?1332354671" target="_hplink"><img alt="2012-03-21-Screenshot20120321at2.33.10PM.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-03-21-Screenshot20120321at2.33.10PM.jpg" width="300" height="68" /></a>Monday evening, a new bill was approved by the Tennessee Senate that will protect teachers who wish to promote "alternate" scientific theories. What does this mean for the students? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/intelligent-design">Intelligent Design</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/creationism">Creationism</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/tennessee">Tennessee</a>, <a href="/tag/scopes-trial">Scopes Trial</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-evolution">Anti-Evolution</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/evolution">Evolution</a>, <a href="/tag/global-warming-denial">Global Warming Denial</a>, <a href="/tag/legislation">Legislation</a>, <a href="/tag/classroom">Classroom</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/16/neil-degrasse-tyson_n_1354898.html 2012-03-16T20:17:39Z 2012-03-19T09:35:02Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/16/neil-degrasse-tyson_n_1354898.html"><img alt="2012-03-19-Screenshot20120319at10.31.42AM.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-03-19-Screenshot20120319at10.31.42AM.jpg" width="300" height="58" /></a>From intelligent alien life to our stellar origins, how to think outside of the three-dimensional box to what baffles one of the great thinkers of our time, this was a conversation I won't soon forget. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/astrophysics">Astrophysics</a>, <a href="/tag/astronomy">Astronomy</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/space">Space</a>, <a href="/tag/intelligent-life">Intelligent Life</a>, <a href="/tag/physics">Physics</a>, <a href="/tag/aliens">Aliens</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/cosmos">Cosmos</a>, <a href="/tag/universe">Universe</a>, <a href="/tag/neil-degrasse-tyson">Neil Degrasse Tyson</a>, <a href="/tag/multiple-dimensions">Multiple Dimensions</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/15/dinosaurs-mammals_n_1351048.html 2012-03-15T21:30:35Z 2012-03-16T13:06:09Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/15/dinosaurs-mammals_n_1351048.html?1331921829" target="_hplink"><img alt="2012-03-16-Screenshot20120316at2.18.41PM.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-03-16-Screenshot20120316at2.18.41PM.jpg" width="300" height="64" /></a>Although humans never walked with dinosaurs (you hear that, Santorum?), some of our earliest ancestors seem to have done so. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/greg-wilson">Greg Wilson</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/cretaceous-tertiary">Cretaceous-Tertiary</a>, <a href="/tag/dentition">Dentition</a>, <a href="/tag/multituberculate">Multituberculate</a>, <a href="/tag/paleontology">Paleontology</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/k-t">K-T</a>, <a href="/tag/extinction">Extinction</a>, <a href="/tag/mammal">Mammal</a>, <a href="/tag/proto-mammal">Proto-Mammal</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/dinosaur">Dinosaur</a>, <a href="/tag/teeth">Teeth</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p>