I have done a “Science Fact of the Day” everyday for the last 500 days in a row.
As my summer schedule ramps up, and I work more diligently with my outside publishings, I will not be able to keep up the constant flow of science facts (I will still try my best). So, to that end, I have decided to simply number each additional fact, adding to the already sizable archive of science tidbits.
So, bear with me as I transition into writing more intermittently but at greater length, and I hope you will stick around, as science never sleeps. You can also find me constantly tweeting here and posting up science links on the Facebook page here.
Oh, I almost forgot:
MRI, as in “MRI scan,” stands for magnetic resonance imaging. However, this leaves out an important part of the process. The scan works by manipulating the atoms in your body with magnetic fields. To be perfectly accurate, the process then involves working with nuclear magnetic resonance. But because inventors suspected that people would be freaked out by the word “nuclear,” the N was dropped from the acronym.
Wow 500 days in a row! Congratulations! Your science fact of the day should be required reading for everyone.
“Science never sleeps.” Love that. Good luck in your work with JREF, and I’m glad to see that you’re continuing the Science Fact of the Day, though not every day, even while working on other endeavors. I teach freshman composition at a small state university, and I often organize my classes around the theme of the Rhetoric of Extraordinary Claims. Your blog has been a useful resource for my students, and I wouldn’t like to lose it. So thanks!
Fantastic work! sent me on who knows how many wikipedia journeys.
Congrats, it’s truly an accomplishment