What if you could tell if someone could write about science just by peering at his genes? There has been speculation about the role of the hormone verbopressin in humans ever since we discovered that variations in where receptors for the hormone are expressed makes California neocons make up facts about presidents, but East [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Logic'
Bad Science Writing Gene found in people
September 4th, 2008 · 20 Comments
Brust’s Law of Mathematical Formulations
July 25th, 2008 · 29 Comments
The probability of someone making a mathematical formulation on a non-mathematical subject is inversely proportional to its usefulness.
Ye Ha! We done been exposéd!
February 29th, 2008 · 39 Comments
Some guy with a blog has done an entry on my personal life, which is sort of cool; this is a first, and it tickles my vanity to think I’m important enough that anyone cares.
Usually, I would enjoy this quietly, let my ego be stroked, and leave it at that. There are a couple of [...]
At last, proof of what we all knew
February 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments
When submitting a manuscript, italicized passages should be underlined. Why? It makes it easier for the editor to read.
When printed, italicized passages should be in, well, italics. Why? It makes it easier for people to read.
Editors are not people. QED.