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I don't care what your political lean is, listen to Bill Nye. He is the science guy after all!
Yearly Archives: 2010
msnbc.com: Global Warming isnt the opposite of snow
Today’s Astronomy Picture of the Day belongs on a metal album cover
Yeah, that's lightning. On an exploding volcano. It's enough to make me want to bring back the original umlaut in "Körth".
Where's the lightning coming from? APoD says:
Why lightning occurs even in common thunderstorms remains a topic of research,...
Authentic imitation
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Did not know that! I love the concept though.
The way that books used to be printed, the reader would have to cut open each page with a paper knife before it could be read, every page a tiny gift from the writer.
The printing happen...
Just How ‘Invincible’ Is China’s High Speed Rail? It’s Hurting Air Travel
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Someday... we'll have awesome trains too!
High speed rail has been undeniably successful for China. So successful, in fact, that it’s putting a massive dent in the airline industry. BusinessWeek reports:
China Southern Airlines Co...
Photosynthesis uses quantum interactions to harvest light
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I love this research because of this thought: If plants everywhere are using quantum interactions and we are only able to do them in laboratory settings, then we're doing it wrong. The future is bright indeed!
A new experimental setup ...
Democrats Shouldn't Scorn Rep. Paul Ryan Budget Blueprint
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I have a problem with the focus on the politics here. From what i've heard, Ryan has some good policy ideas and these articles are telling me jack squat about them. Just that "dems should be scared", which is pretty useless to me.
The ...
Hugo Chavez Declares Electricity Emergency in Venezuela
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Guys guys! Capitalism is causing a drought AND it's also kept Chavez from spending Venezuela's oil wealth on more power plants that could have prevented this situation! Let's all be commies and see how that turns out!
Chavez warned tha...
How My Little Pony turned a little girl into a computer scientist
On the drive back from Madison yesterday, I listened to a lecture by MIT psychologist Sherry Turkle on the very personal relationships we have with objects, particularly the objects that help us think. Turkle talked about her 2008 book, Falling for S...
The Rise of High-quality Nonprofit Videogaming
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This game is both good and good for you!
A new nonprofit shows that well-designed games can also do the world some good. "Good works are links that form a chain of love." —Mother Theresa At a conference of the country's top advertis...
Warrantless Wireless: "No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy"
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I wonder how they came to the conclusion that people have "no reasonable expectation of privacy".If this was the case, then why has cell phone 911 sucked for so long?That's right, it wouldn't have!If we didn't have a "reasonable expect...