Dave Munger over at Cognitive Daily reviewed the results from the 2000 study by Marla Bigel and Colin Ellard about if the eyes or feet were more deceptive when judging distances. Most people are able to see something and judge the distances fairly well. (Ok, obviously I wasn't in the test group.) Also, most people … Continue reading Deceptive Feet
Museum Nights
One of the cool things the University of Florida has for students are weekly Museum Nights. Tonight's event was admission into the . Most of the Florida Museum of Natural History is free except the butterfly's and special exhibit. We went tonight unfortunately I forgot my camera so the pictures were taken on a cell … Continue reading Museum Nights
Things That Make You Think
A Boy Named Sue Effect Recent studies have found that children with unusual names apparently suffer no long term effects. As someone who has an unusual name I have always enjoyed being a little different than the rest of the pack. I never had to worry about 4 other people in my class with the … Continue reading Things That Make You Think
Wacko Eco-Terrorist Burn Green Homes To Protect the Environment
Ok, this one should be filed in the “what were you thinking category”. The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) is taking credit for a fire early Monday (03 Mar 08) morning in Woodinville, WA area that destroyed 3 green luxury homes. Woodinville is a suburb of Seattle. The ELF is a loosely organized network of radical … Continue reading Wacko Eco-Terrorist Burn Green Homes To Protect the Environment
Space Diamonds
Scientists are using infrared telescopes to locate “space diamonds” and it seems that they are rather common. Space diamonds or nano-diamonds were first discovered in meteorites that had crashed into the Earth. Like their earthbound cousins space diamonds are made from carbon. However, the two are very different. Space diamonds are extremely tiny, about 25,000 … Continue reading Space Diamonds
Biofuels May Contribute to a Greenhouse Effect
According to a recent articles in the New York Times and Discovery News current biofuels may not be much better for the environment than fossil fuels. Two recent studies have found that biofuels may actually produce more greenhouse emissions than conventional fossil fuels. Previous studies have not considered the conversion of natural ecosystems to farmland. … Continue reading Biofuels May Contribute to a Greenhouse Effect
What Do You Think?
Ok, this one may be an urban legend but I thought it was interesting. In fact, I think the probability that it an urban legend is extremely high. However it is still interesting. In 1997. at student from Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair. He was attempting … Continue reading What Do You Think?
The Dee Zone 