Malcolm Yoke Hean Low

How Videogames Blind Us With Science

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:17:56 +0800

Kids who are turning away from Science are actually applying scientific reasoning to analyze videogames. From the article: "they were pretty good at figuring out how to defeat the bosses. One day she found out why. A group of them were building Excel spreadsheets into which they'd dump all the information they'd gathered about how each boss behaved: What potions affected it, what attacks it would use, with what damage, and when. Then they'd develop a mathematical model to explain how the boss worked -- and to predict how to beat it."

Microsoft WorldWide Telescope Beta

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:29:57 +0800

Microsoft has released the first free public beta of its WorldWide Telescope, the company's new stargazing application. WorldWide Telescope offers high-res images of the night sky from sources like the Hubble Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Center and more.

Tooth Regeneration May Replace Drill-and-Fill

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:37:38 +0800

The next time your children get cavities, they might get tooth regeneration instead of fillings.

When the world's great scientific thinkers change their minds

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:31:18 +0800

One hundred and sixty-five eminent thinkers, researchers, and communicators, at the annual request of the edge.org website, answered the following question: "What Have You Changed Your Mind About? Why?"