Juha Haataja: Universe of ScienceMathematics, Biosciences, Chemistry, Popular Science, and Science Writing.Voice that came back in rhyme- October 25, 2006 Good news day: "I lost my voice about 18 months ago. Permanently. It's something exotic called Spasmodic Dysphonia. Essentially a part of the brain that controls speech just shuts down in some people..."http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/categories/science/2006/10/25.html#a4733 New supercomputer for Finland- October 9, 2006 A new supercomputer enables new kinds of research: "CSC, the Finnish IT center for science, acquires a new supercomputer system, which means a significant leap in performance of computer resources available for Finnish researchers. The new system enables new kinds of research and increases accuracy of current simulation models. At the same time CSC extends its super-cluster system as well. The purchase is totally funded by the Ministry of Education and the equipment will remain the property of..http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/categories/science/2006/10/09.html#a4728 (Untitled)- October 5, 2006 New DNA test to solve more cases: "This application is a piece of software, along with a forensic scientist, that can help us interpret previously complex, mixed DNA profiles that the forensic scientist really couldn't interpret."http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/categories/science/2006/10/05.html#a4725 Old-fashioned detective stories- October 2, 2006 My column on detective stories appeared today (in Finnish, Kun dekkareista tuli vanhanaikaisia). Surveillance is increasing and crime scene investigation is more and more thorough. Are old detective stories the only place we can avoid the Big Brother any morehttp://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/categories/science/2006/10/02.html#a4722 |