Jim's Blog

Social scientists and psychologists love to have us playing economic games. They usually give us l...

For sometime now, I’ve been complaining that the technology that I need isn't here. I want to be able to speak into my phone, and have ...

My observation of an Oregon Grape coming into flower early in a sheltered spot behind a public toilet pales beside those made by Dr. Graf...

For those of us amateurs that struggle from week to week with our bowling scores, wondering why this week strikes are el...

It is another beautiful day with blue skies and the temperature rushing into the 50s. I am taking my morning coffee later that usual today ...

A good malt whisky is one of life’s little luxuries. But what makes a fine malt? Well, the barley must be important, as ...

When left to our own devices, with no job demanding our attention or irate supervisors working themselves into a lather at our timekeepin...

Courting a pretty female spider is a hazardous business for the young male. In most cases, the young suitor has to spend a lot of time di...

It is always nice when you come across a scientific result that is counter intuitive, and works better than expected. This...

When we see something new, we stare at it. But given a small magnifying glass, which eye do you use. I tend use my right...

Social scientists and psychologists love to have us playing economic games. They usually give us l...

Embryonic learning can be important (apparently) for species that are on their own once they hatch from the egg. Hatchlin...

Placebos and pain control do not have a clear mechanism. Neuroimaging has shown that the belief in that the magic pill reduces ...

Too many distractions for lame ducks?

3D printed bio-bots are crawling about the Heartland. Not very rapidly it is true, but at ¼mm each second, just fast enou...

The videogame industry is huge with many of the consumers playing violent shooter games while they save the world or finish some quest. T...

Too many teeth?

An anti-phase game strategy is often required to win in two-person sports. When we first learn any two-person sport we are usua...