Tuesday Triple Trivia for January 27, 2015

3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. Every Tuesday. 1. What do you get when you cross a parachute with biology and a sisal? Hint: Answer:  parabiosis involves conjoining two live entities to form a single circulatory system.  Why do such a thing?  For years scientists have experimented with lab rats to determine whether there are […]

Wednesday Web Watch for January 14, 2015

Uh oh.  Another runaway train: “half of all children will be autistic by 2025.”  Not quite.  As noted by Neurobonkers @ Big Think, “the increasing prevalence of autism is largely due to increasing rates of diagnosis and – as a new study has recently demonstrated, changes in how autism is diagnosed.”   A sigh of relief: […]

Tuesday Triple Trivia Tease for June 10, 2014

3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. Every Tuesday. 1. In what context is bigger better when it comes to certain effects of air pollution? Hint: Answer: a recent study reveals that air pollution may be involved in autism, as well as in other related neurological afflictions.   According to researchers, “exposure to air pollution early in […]

TUESDAY TRIPLE TRIVIA TEASE FOR OCTOBER 29, 2013

  3 questions. 3 hints. 3 answers. Every Tuesday. Question: what has increased 24% since 2010? Hint: you can touch it, feel it but you can’t see it… Answer: the updated Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory contains 1,628 consumer products – up 24% since 2010.  The inventory has been enhanced and now includes greater scientific data,” […]

Tuesday Triple Trivia Tease for October 8, 2013

3 questions. 3 hints. 3 answers. Every Tuesday. This week’s theme: genetics. 1. What seems to be “missing” in the quest for answers relating to autism? Hint: Answer: researchers have discovered that people with autism appear more prone to gene deletions, especially those relating to autophagy, a mechanism that encourages healthy cells.  While the findings […]