Some scientists have held the view that we live in a finely tuned universe, and should just one constant in its composition be even slightly different to the status quo, the universe as we know it, and even life, would not exist. Fred Adams, professor of physics at the University of Michigan, has put this idea to the test, and found that stars that can support life could form ... Read full entry

CERN's Hadron Collider, which becomes operational shortly, has been likened to the temples of ancient times, whose builders also wished to comprehend the mysteries of the universe and creation. This, by the way, is a part of the reason, although expressed very differently, why the Temple of Jerusalem, one of the great buildings of legend and religious faith, was based around a physical emptiness, incomprehensible to the worldly ... Read full entry

The science of keyboard design In depth article by Amar Sagoo which examines keyboard design. As Amar points out many people spend "several solid hours" daily interacting with keyboards, so their design, or aspects of their design, are indeed a science. One of the most-cited criteria for keyboard aficionados to prefer a certain keyboard over another is "clickiness". The idea behind this is that a good keyboard should give you ... Read full entry

16% of US science teachers are creationists A recent survey of US science teachers conducted by Michael Berkman, professor of political science at Pennsylvania State University, found some are teaching creationism because they are personally less knowledgeable in science and evolutionary subjects. When Berkman's team asked about the teachers' personal beliefs, about the same number, 16% of the total, said they believed human beings had been created by God within ... Read full entry

Childish superstition: Einstein's letter makes view of religion relatively clear A recently published letter written by Albert Einstein finally clarifies his views in regards to god and religion. In the letter, he states: "The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can ... Read full entry

Five science fiction movies that get the science right I'm pleased to see 2001: A Space Odyssey making the top of the list here (though I don't think there was any particular order)... Despite being made before the first moon landing, Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke's masterpiece is a strikingly realistic depiction of space travel. It envisions interplanetary spaceships that use a variety of techniques to allow people ... Read full entry

NSFW Gallery: Sex Science From Da Vinci to MRIs While the images in this article, taken from Mary Roach's new book Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, aren't especially NSFW, the subject matter could be considered sensitive... In Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, author Mary Roach travels through the history of sex research, exploring centuries of theories about why things go right ... Read full entry