Monday 20 June 2016

We're full of cancer, Africa needs scientists, and Black Holes simplified

"Study shows American's bodies are fulled of carcinogens" - Truth-Out

Oh great! It seems as if the average person's body contains more than 400 know carcinogens - courtesy of the soap, plastic containers, air pollution, and the "safe" water we drink. The researchers even found carcinogens in the umbilical cords of yet unborn children.


Letters from Africa: More science and less politics - BBC News

Great letter to the BBC from Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene on the importance of science. Well said Ms. Ohene!


Short answers to questions about black holes - New York Times

And while we're on the topic of science, check Dennis Overbye's great answers to questions submitted to him by New York Times readers.

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