Uncategorized

  1. Humans

    Letters from the August 19, 2006, issue of Science News

    Aye carumba Math isn’t the only science that makes it into The Simpsons (“Springfield Theory,” SN: 6/10/06, p. 360). In one episode a few years ago, a meteorite landed near Bart. He picked it up and put it in his pocket. Although most people are under the impression that meteorites are extremely hot, they’re not. […]

    By
  2. Math

    Lake Wobegon Averages

    Computing average class size can give different answers that depend on your point of view.

    By
  3. Humans

    From the August 8, 1936, issue

    Phosphorus for agriculture, dirtless gardening, and the spectroscopic analysis of blood.