The New England Journal of Medicine released a study showing that there was no efficacy in taking echinacea before, during, or after the onset of the common cold. An Evaluation of Echinacea angustifolia in Experimental Rhinovirus Infections
Category Archives: Science & Space
Exploding Cell Phones! Beware!
I love internet hoaxes. Especially the ones that hang on for so long because there’s no real credible science to hang your skeptical hat on. For example, one of the most procreated hoaxes, both inside the internet and out, is the myth of the cell-phone-cause gas station explosion. This has become so much a part …
First Interstellar Vehicle
Voyager 1 has reached the heliosheath as evidenced in the linked article. “Who cares?” you ask, whilst munching popcorn, watching clonetroopers duke it out with Jedi? I do! And you should too, as this is a phen0menal display of engineering acuity. Voyager 1 was launched 35 miles from my house, in 1977. At least, the …
Evolution: Fact or Theory (or Fiction)?
As of today, a Google search on evolution produces “about 91,200,000” results. I’m sure by tomorrow, that will have changed. Controversial subjects will do that. (Actually, in the time it took me to write this entry, it blossomed to 92,300,000) What’s equally amazing is just how uneducated people are about evolution! I include myself in …