A video of a debate on science journalism. I’m at 31:00, saying that we must not accept mediocrity

What can James Cameron expect at the bottom of the ocean? Dunno. Maybe nothing, maybe Cthulhu.

Is Silence Going Extinct? Great piece on the science of soundscape ecology

Big meta-analysis finds no genes that are associated with personality traits. Neuroskeptic ponders what that means

Wonderful Robert Krulwich piece on what you gain and lose when you record the data of your entire life

“Despite what most people think, it’s not vomit.” The dirty, lucrative business of sperm whale ambergris

“On the internet today, watching something twice is a radical act.” Fish – a truly wonderful tap essay for the iPhone/iPad by