scientists-related stories
Posted May 29th 2008 11:26AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
Why didn't you warn me? I started this fun little adventure with the novel
The Andromeda Strain back in college and enjoyed the book tremendously. If for nothing else, it was funny how much time and attention Michael Crichton spent on the "modern" technology and amazing computational advances. Of course, I read the book in the mid-'90s and he wrote it in the late '60s. It's even more hilariously dated now. You mean, 200 people can work at the same time on this mainframe computer? That's astounding!
Continue reading Straining to watch Andromeda
Posted Feb 27th 2008 1:01PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, 24, CSI, NCIS
It doesn't take a rocket scientist, let alone a forensic specialist, to detect that the
CSI franchise is hot. CBS currently boasts three shows with
CSI in the title --
CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York -- four if you include the non-Jerry Bruckheimer produced military procedural
NCIS. So, then, it shouldn't come as a surprise that
CSI is expanding. No, there's not a new
CSI TV show happening, but there is an amusement park variation on
CSI coming to life at Magic Mountain, the Valencia, California tourist attraction. (By the way, isn't it nice that Valencia didn't get nuked for real like it did on
24 last season?)
Continue reading CSI: Magic Mountain - it's true
Posted Nov 11th 2006 2:08PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Celebrities, The Office (BBC)
Some scientists have way too much time on their hands. Researchers at the University of Stirling in England blended together 179 different facial aspects of 20 top comedians to come up with the
perfect face for comedy.
Soft, feminine features, typified by the face of Ricky Gervais, were more likely to make people laugh. According to psychologist Anthony Little, "The characteristics of a feminine face imply that the person may be agreeable and cooperative...Typically masculine facial traits, such as chiseled jaws and high foreheads are regarded as less amusing and their owners are less likely to succeed in a comedy career."
Continue reading Ricky Gervais has a fat girly face
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