I love doing science. But some things I love doing less than others. Rewriting papers is one of them. Editing and resubmitting a paper is...

I know I've been very busy the past few weeks, but now I've decompressed a bit and I can't help but notice that you have announc...

So, your research project is on a tight deadline. You're scrambling to put together a paper and push it out to some journal in time for ...

Writers block is all too common for anybody who writes. Fortunately, science is here to help. I just stumbled on a wonderful, brief classic ...

Have you heard of "Metal Umlauts" , perhaps? When a heavy-metal band wants a name that sounds exotic, gothic and vaguely menacing ...

Ikoma had an election to the city council recently, so there's been a few new election posters around. This is a recent one from New Kom...

A bit off topic, I know, but: I've long loved the ukulele. It's such an unassuming, friendly little instrument. I even started playi...

I'm just back from a short trip to Sapporo; I'll write about it soon, but meanwhile, here's a helpful tip for those who like to ...

Time is short, so no long explanation, but one item in this morning's news is worth mentioning: A Love Hotel - the pay-by-hour establish...

I got a link from a friend a while agi to The Museum of Bad Art in Massachusetts, USA. It's not a joke, apparently, but a real place. T...

I don't blog about research as a rule, but when I get the chance to use "Magnetic Cows" as a title, how can I resist? Here...

It's rather busy around here right now, what with a new project to start up and all. And for some reason I've gotten into writing lo...

The current government of Aso Tarō is not having a good year. With the economy in critical shape, they're being forced by their coalitio...

There's a peanut-related salmonella outbreak in USA, so peanut-based products imported from there naturally become suspect. A company in...

Beginning of the holidays and amazingly life manages to become more, not less, hectic. Anyway, a recent nugget of news from a Swedish paper ...

Below a sample picture set of a poodle that has been boldly groomed where no poodle has been groomed before: Creative Grooming Awards I'...

How's this for a scenario: You are a 39 year old salaryman, the night before your wedding. You and your bride have booked a prestigious ...

Pittsburgh has instituted a school policy that no child can score less than 50% on any test, assignment or any other graded work. If the sc...

Coffee is perhaps the most popular drug on Earth. There is broad agreement on the different methods to brew coffee, but there is little agre...

I'm at chapter 10, page 337 of Reason , where Naomi Ishida explains where and why he decided to become an architect. That's just abo...