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Five Physics Lessons for Obama
This is a must read. Advice to Obama from the author of Physics for Future Presidents in this month's Foreign Policy. |
Nov 19, 2008 |
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Dry-Ice Martini and Electric Cake
But some professional scientists (and a few amateur lab rats) are taking the research in a different direction. Rather than scenting mozzarella cheese with rose petals, they’re sticking metal forks into hot dogs and cooking them by electrocution. ... |
Nov 2, 2008 |
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I Dream of Jetpacks
Mac Montandon, who recently published a detailed report of his quest to find the jetpack of his dreams. Montandon, a freelance writer from Brooklyn, decided after living thirty-five jetpackless years that enough was enough and pulled out all the stops ... |
Nov 1, 2008 |
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welcome cryptographers
I guess this is how you advertise brunch to spies. I bet the menu self destructs too. |
Oct 14, 2008 |
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Twelve Virtues of Rationality
Twelve Virtues of Rationality. A must read. |
Oct 2, 2008 |
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Jet Pack Guy Crosses English Channel
Jet Pack Guy Crosses English Channel I really want a jet pack. |
Sep 26, 2008 |
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Jet Man to cross English Channel
Swiss pilot Yves Rossy, aka the Jet Man, is slated to attempt to rocket into the history books by becoming the first person to fly across the English Channel using a single, jet-propelled wing attached to his back From national geographic "Jet ... |
Sep 25, 2008 |
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Earth 3.0: Solutions for Sustainable Progress: In-Depth Reports
Solutions to environmental problems ranging from global warming to peak oil--and how the environment is playing a role in this year's elections From Earth 3.0: Solutions for Sustainable Progress: In-Depth Reports 3.0? Did I miss the rapture or ... |
Sep 24, 2008 |
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G-Phone
Above all, feature-listers will be in heaven. The G1 with Android is clearly intended to be an iPhone knockoff—with all the chronic complaints addressed. Here’s your black slab, touch screen, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, slide your finger to unlock, icons on ... |
Sep 23, 2008 |
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Ufos: McCain Acknowledges the Lights Over Arizona Were UFOs
n February 2000, John McCain admitted that the famous "lights over Arizona" were in fact UFOs during a press conference broadcast over Fox News. Specifically, he was asked about the lawsuit from Peter Gersten to open UFO records from the military, and ... |
Sep 21, 2008 |
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Inside the vaccine-and-autism scare
Eleven studies now show that the MMR vaccine doesn't cause autism (the most recent just came out). Six have shown that thimerosal doesn't cause autism; three have shown thimerosal doesn't cause neurological problems. Studies showing the opposite, like ... |
Sep 21, 2008 |
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Paint your roof white, save the planet
According to a new study by Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory scientists, there's an astonishingly low-tech solution that may help to cool the planet and reverse global warming. Paint your roof white. From Paint your roof white, save the planet - Machinist ... |
Sep 14, 2008 |
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Debunking an Autism Theory
Ten years ago, a clinical research paper triggered widespread and persistent fears that a combined vaccine that prevents measles, mumps and rubella — the so-called MMR vaccine — causes autism in young children. That theory has been soundly refuted by a ... |
Sep 11, 2008 |
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The Amazon Kindle Killer: Plastic Logic Reader Looks Like Kindle Killer
a simple, ultra-sleek full-page 8.5-inch by 11-inch electronic book and newspaper reader with a flexible plastic touchscreen, Wi-Fi connectivity, and the ability to read regular Office documents without conversion of any kind. As we said yesterday, ... |
Sep 11, 2008 |
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Weapons-Grade Lasers by the End of '08?
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman is promising the Pentagon that it'll have weapons-grade electric lasers by the end of 2008. Which means honest-to-goodness energy weapons might actually become a military reality, after decades of fruitless searching. ... |
Sep 2, 2008 |
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disassembled household appliances
Disassembled household appliances. |
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Measles fears prompt MMR campaign
Extra vaccine supplies and funding are being made available. An epidemic of measles - which can be fatal - could potentially affect up to 100,000 young people in England alone. The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps and rubella. Experts say ... |
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Two Large Solar Plants Planned in California
Companies will build two solar power plants in California that together will put out more than 12 times as much electricity as the largest such plant today, a fresh indication that solar energy is starting to achieve significant scale. The plants will ... |
Aug 14, 2008 |
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GM Teases Us With Sneak Peeks of the Volt
For all the hype surrounding the Chevrolet Volt and General Motors' willingness to share every detail of its development no matter how minute, we still don't know what the car will look like. We've caught glimpses of early prototypes and everyone's seen ... |
Aug 14, 2008 |
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Jetpack!
Martin Aircraft claims a theoretical top speed of 63 mph and a max range of 31.5 miles. The jetpack is classified as an ultralight per US FAA regulations and is limited to 5 gallons of gasoline onboard. Worth following the link to watch the video ... |
Jul 31, 2008 |