Category Archives: Real Science

Occasional notes about my day job: curing cancer, cloning, that sort of thing, you know

How candles threaten your health

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Tom Hopp

Studies concluding candle fumes are safe to breathe are rigged in favor of candles and the conclusion that candles are safe is a lie. Continue reading →

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Omega-3 oils, resolvins, and protectins

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Tom Hopp

I’m gonna take more omega-3 supplement pills than I used to, and keep taking that baby aspirin daily. At least now I know why I’m doing it. Continue reading →

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Triumph of the Toads

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Tom Hopp

If I get tired of writing about certain tedious people, I can always concoct a scene in which they die horribly or are driven to an ignominious end. Continue reading →

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Blue Dawn–Daylight Savings Time Hurts

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Tom Hopp

Come on DC, for the health of us all, repeal the Daylight Savings Time extension at least–if not the whole cockamamie idea that the government should control time. Continue reading →

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The Curious Chlorides of Mars

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Tom Hopp

Mars rovers have reported some reasonably good environments where microbes could have flourished. But they didn’t. Why not? Could it be the chlorides? Continue reading →

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A Candle Took My Eye Out

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Tom Hopp

The EPA has laws against letting diesel exhaust get in people’s lungs, but somehow, nobody is complaining about candle smoke. You should. Continue reading →

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The FLAG versus the norovirus

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Tom Hopp

It’s a unique feeling to read about a virus from which you yourself are suffering, and learn that a weapon you invented is being used to combat it. Continue reading →

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Even more dinosaur skin

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Tom Hopp

Dinosaur artists take note. The look and feel of dinosaur skin has come into a new age of fashion and taste. Dinosaur fans, prepare to be amazed at the new look of the old beasties. Continue reading →

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More Dinosaur Skin

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Tom Hopp

With so many variations of feathers and scales among dinosaurs and birds, it’s clear that the author describing dinosaurs in fiction has a “free range” of possibilities to choose from. Continue reading →

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Dinosaur skin — scaly or furry?

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Tom Hopp

Whatever is the paleo-artist to do? Scaly dinosaurs? Furry ones? Feathery? All of the above? None of the above? Only time and a lot of fossil digging will tell, but I’m in favor of trying out a new concept now and then. Continue reading →

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