Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Did you know that many of the Halloween horrors we know and love have scientific roots? It's true--there are real-life syndromes that mimic the themes found in the scariest of films and the spookiest of ghost stories. Click the link above to learn more. BLOG POSTS | Dr. Reese Halter: Hurricanes: The New Normal In Galveston, Texas, one such storm surge hit the coast and killed 8,000 people in 1900. So what conditions create such violence? | | Jalees Rehman, M.D.: A Potential Flaw in How the Activity of Genes Is Assessed? At this month's symposium organized by the International Society for Stem Cell Research, molecular biologist Rick Young presented some very provocative data that is bound to result in controversial discussions about how researchers should assess gene expression. | | Robert St. Amant: Computational Thinking About Politics On The Atlantic Wire Gabriel Snyder gives what we'd call a combinatorial analysis of the presidential election. I like the analysis not for what it says about the possible outcome but because it illustrates an influential idea in computer science, called computational thinking. | | Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.: Why We May Never Get to Alpha Centauri This month astronomers announced that Alpha Centauri B may have an Earth-sized planet in tight orbit. Space enthusiasts were ecstatic, becauseAlpha Centauri is the closest star system to ours. Many expressed the hope that the discovery might spur a space exploration renaissance. | | William T. Talman, MD: Back to Basics Did you ever consider why the thing scientists do is called "research"? Where did the "re" come from? If it derives from "repeat," as some might suggest, then it is no surprise that the answer to that question really defines why science is what it is. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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