Not a camera watching a falcon, but a camera on a flying, hunting falcon.  Via friend, colleague, and reader (triply crazy!) Doug S.:

Airbus is working on incorporating lessons learned from the skeletons of bird into airframe design .  The concept at right is one such eff...

Researchers at Harvard University have stored an entire book (more than 5 megabits of data) in artificial DNA – and read the book back out....

More from the world of game theory: a newly-discovered strategy for one player in Prisoner's Dilemma to get an advantage over the other ...

Parrando's Paradox comes out of game theory, an area of math that's always fascinated me even though I really know very little about...

You've seen this chart before, and perhaps you think this schtick is getting old. I think we all need reminding of this sleight-of-hand...

My blog girl Rachel echos my fears, and cracks me up: Like I said, I personally know enough voters who are so thoroughly uninterested in k...

Via my mom, this letter to the U.S. Passport Office: Dear Mrs. Ms. Or Sir: I'm in the process of renewing my passport and still cann...

Via my mom: George Bush, Queen Elizabeth, and Vladimir Putin all die and go to hell. While there, they spy a red phone and ask what the p...

Via reader Jim M.:

No, I'm not talking about Joe Biden.  I'm talking about the numerous leaks of operational intelligence, the pattern of which strongl...

Anyone who owns a cat will instantly recognize this behavior.  Anyone who doesn't own a cat will add one more item to their list of reas...

Via my mom: Written across the wall of the cave were the symbols at right. It was considered a unique find and the writings were said t...

Even the title of this post raises all sorts of questions and red flags!  What on earth are they talking about?  A programming language I...

That's a damned fine question, as he's been a “public servant” nearly all his life – and the sum of all his salaries are far smaller...

The photo at right ( or here in even larger form ) shows a simulated 3D view of Gale Crater on Mars, using photos taken from orbit. If y...

I kind of like this idea !

I've blogged (months ago) about an experience much like this one .  Scary...

It seems unlikely that this is a good omen ...

Wolf Blitzer is the flying pig in this story.  Wolf's efforts at political reporting are noteworthy in the main only for their rigorous ...