Rob Lifford

Science reporting isn’t an exact, um, science.
In this article,”Japan Scientists Develop Fearless Mouse,” my jaw dropped when I read this:
Scientists at Tokyo University say they were able to successfully switch off a mouse’s instinct to cower at the smell or presence of cats showing that fear is genetically hardwired and not learned through experience, as [...]

We recently noticed that our TVs are now picking up HBO, apparently for free, though no action of our own doing. Maybe someone in the neighborhood was fiddling with one of the cable boxes up on the telephone pole and decided that we just weren’t watching enough boob tube.
I realize that as an ethical person, [...]

Here’s what I just emailed to Delta Airlines over the recent insanity:

I’ve had my share of less than pleasant experiences with Delta flight attendants, but I’m not prone to blame them for their occasional surliness: they’re working in a difficult industry, for difficult management, and often with difficult customers. The story in the news this [...]