The Science Salon

In Japan they call it "Tokai", and here in California we call it the "Big One". It's that massive earthquake that...

At my house the TV is tuned to the Japanese channel for NHK’s coverage of the damage and devastation from Friday’s earthquake. It’s relentle...

Last week Ars Technica chose the winners for their science video contest in December: http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/02/ars-annou...

My friend and I just submitted a video to the Ars Technica science video contest ! Anyone can submit a video with a science topic related to...

Finally I posted the next puzzle in the pirate's adventures on an exotic island. What will the pirate do when he meets the island native...

I've been doing a couple math puzzles here and there and thought I'd add a story to these puzzles because...why not? Everything is m...

“I’m going to cut down on the coffee,” resolves a coffee drinker who may have an addiction problem. Caffeine sometimes lends coffee a negat...