In most of the 16 test groups, about 50% of the subjects did not report seeing the gorilla…
Author: Louis Cannon
Underrated writer Louis Cannon grew up in the vast American West, although his ex-wife, given the slightest opportunity, will deny that he ever grew up at all. You can read more stories on his Substack account.
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Excellent Brain Care Score
“Very few people can have a perfect score. The goal is to have the best score that you can, and monitor it over time…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: It’s Been 12 Years Already… Why Hasn’t the Universe Disappeared?
The apparent (but temporary) existence of the Higgs boson further suggested the existence of the so-called ‘Higgs field’ everywhere in the universe…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Tariffs
Scott says, tariffs are a good thing, and we don’t need to worry. So I’m not going to worry…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Chicago Blues
In thirty-three Illinois counties, voters have passed non-binding resolutions backing the idea of forming a new U.S. state…
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Love Lucy, Part Three
We understand that certain scientists nowadays feel like they are in a life and death struggle with the Creationists…
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Love Lucy, Part Two
“Someday, a fossil would be found of a human, more ape-like, or an ape, more human-like, than had been found by anyone…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Love Lucy, Part One
The race was on, to find fossils that proved Darwin’s theory. So we could say, with some confidence, that the story of Lucy started with Charles Darwin…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Broccoli Eaters of the World, Unite!
Apparently, the 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush, did not like broccoli…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Is Making Your Bed Bad for You?
Yesterday, I spent some time learning about how scientists predict the effect of hygrothermal conditions on populations of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Streetcar Named Infinite Desire
They don’t make philosophers like they used to…
READY, FIRE, AIM: National Spinach and Squash Month
Today, I intend to focus my criticism on the vegetables themselves, rather than on harmful child-rearing practices…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Me, and Ben Franklin, and Zeus
“In 1752 before Ben Franklin invented Pizza, Gameboy, the iPad2 or Mexican food, he was contemplating how to conquer electricity…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Ice Baby
“Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Buying Spree Has Begun
“At 9:30am, when markets opened in New York, brokers were scrambling to fill orders as fast as possible…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Breeding Failures and Grim Predictions
This widespread ‘catastrophic breeding failure’ is the first such recorded incident, and supports grim predictions…
READY, FIRE, AIM: She Blinded Me with Science
Science is so amazing. The more I learn about it, the more thrilled I am to be living in 2024 instead of 1859…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Living in an Hallucination
“…Your brain’s job is to anticipate the needs of your body and meet those needs before they arrive…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: We’re All Bastards, These Days
I can’t say who the two guys were. I often have strangers appear in my dreams, without my permission…