Our World: Good science doesn’t have to be true
By Lance Braud. “Everything’s connected, man,” is a statement hippies and physicists can both agree on. Physicists, however, try to figure out how it’s all connected. We’ve come a long …
Articles by Lance Braud
Our World: This is your mind on teleportation
By Lance Braud. Suppose you’ve just finished typing your English paper in the N building’s computer lab. Unfortunately it’s due promptly at the start of class or you get no …
Welcome to the Biological Age
By Lance Braud. Dr. Gita Bangera, biology and genomics instructor at BCC, is serious about promoting science among students. So much so, she’s put together ComGen, a way to bring …
The Chemicals of Love and Attraction
By Lance Braud. For the last few years, Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist, has become famous for her study of why people fall in love with one another. She’s been …
Origin of Life: From dirt to humans
By Lance Braud. How did life on Earth begin? How did the inanimate elements come together to form something new that can take in the resources it needs to reproduce? …
Our World: Developing a superpowered memory
By Lance Braud. Every introductory psychology class tells the story of Clive Wearing, the musician who lost the ability to make new memories after a viral infection. He cannot store …
Global warming means wild weather, not necessarily warmer
By Lance Braud.Recent headlines this week report record low temperatures in many parts of the country. The wind chill in Chicago last week was 50 degrees below zero. It’s 11 …
Our World: Some science is full of crap
By Lance Braud. Well here we go, a science column in The Jibsheet. I’ll try not to bore you with the details of RNA transcription or neurological pathways. But I …
Are you feelin’ me?
By Lance Braud.I’ve had a number of duties here at the Jibsheet this quarter: copy editor, photographer, distributor, and sometimes staff writer. When reporting the news, in print and in …
Resources, counseling provided for returning students
By Lance Braud.Although returning to school after an extended absence can be daunting, that is exactly what over half of the students attending BCC have done. The average age of …
For the good of the public
By Lance BraudIntellectual property should enter the public domain 28 years after it’s created. Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” and “The Empire’s Strikes Back” are just two works of art that …
Spouting off about the candidates: Barack Obama
By Lance Braud The presidential election is less than a week away, and I assume most of the student body has made up their mind. If you already support Obama, …
“W.” is not to be mis-underestimated
Oliver Stone’s newest film takes a look at who George W. Bush is as a man and hints at who is to blame for our involvement in Iraq. By Lance …
Visiting professor lectures at BCC library
By Lance Braud Ken Goldstein, Political Science professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison, presented a lecture on “Media and Presidential Elections,” as part of BCC’s “Coffee, Tea, and Politics” series on …
Disability Center looking for help
By Lance Braud The Disability Resource Center, located in B132, is looking for volunteers for their note-taking program to assist the more than 400 students with disabilities on BCC’s campus …