It seems like Stephen Hawking has become his own brand these days. For example, my daughter loves to play with the new iPad app: Stephen Hawking’s Snapshots of the Universe. It’s a neat tool for helping kids visualize relativity. And while I don’t think there’s anything wrong with branding, it does tend to reinforce the suspicion… Continue reading Stephen Hawking: Time to Discard the Event Horizon
Mark Shea and I vented for a while about the latest installment of The Hobbit and its director, Peter Jackson. (26 minutes in mp3 format. Probably for Tolkien geeks only… )
The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug is easily the worst of Peter Jackson’s Tolkien films yet. English: The location of Hobbiton, as used in the Lord of the Rings films. Near Matamata in New Zealand. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I’m mystified by critics who say the film is lousy–but better than the first. Ty Burr of the Boston Globe typifies this.… Continue reading Review: Why The Hobbit And Peter Jackson Are Going Underhill and Overhill
Neuralstem’s treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), now into Phase 2 clinical trials, is getting more enthusiastic attention. Ted Harada, diagnosed with the disease in 2010, has been a walking advertisement for their treatment after two surgeries that he underwent as part of the Phase 1 clinical trials at Emory University. The surgeries restored his balance and ability to walk.… Continue reading Fetal Stem Cells To Treat ALS
It’s way too tempting to dub the recent debates about Steven Pinker’s essay ‘The Scientism Wars’ but I loathe the rhetoric that finds a war in every corner…. Continue reading at my Forbes blog.
