“In 1939, Albert Einstein sent ‘F.D. Roosevelt, President of the United States,’ a letter with a warning about Germany’s interest in a new type of energy with potential for use as a powerful bomb. The letter also outlined the competitive…
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America, the few, the proud, the ignorant
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“In an unusual last-minute edit that has drawn flak from the White House and science educators, a federal advisory committee omitted data on Americans’ knowledge of evolution and the Big Bang from a key report. The data shows that Americans…
Team Fortress 2 even faster
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Just when you thought your 6-core chip was the fastest processor on the planet, Intel announces plans to ship systems equipped with an experimental 48-core CPU to a handful of lucky researchers sometime by the end of the second quarter.…
Geomagnetic Storm! Make all necessary preparation.
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“The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports a strong geomagnetic storm is in progress. The shuttle, ISS and GPS systems may be affected.” Related PostsJurassic Awesome Liberalism is linked to intellegence Killer Whale, ummm, kills. NYTimes Called this article “The…
More Nuclear Power, now off-shore drilling? My Hybrid weeps.
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Obama energy plan would open up Gulf drilling (CNN) — In a move that could help win Republican support for other energy initiatives, President Obama will announce plans Wednesday to open large sections of the eastern Gulf of Mexico and…
Hurts So Good
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“Reuters is reporting that Gonorrhea risks becoming a superbug: ‘The sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea risks becoming a drug-resistant “superbug” if doctors do not devise new ways of treating it, a leading sexual health expert said.’” Related PostsEast Asians in Rome
All Tech Day: A New Reason to Wear an Aluminum Foil Hat
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“A Santa Fe man who claims to suffer from ‘electromagnetic sensitivities’ has sued his neighbor after she refused to stop using wireless devices. 59-year-old Arthur Firstenberg claims his sensitivity can be set off by cellphones, routers and other electronic devices…
Creationists, ignore, Everyone else, biology books are outdated again.
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DNA identifies new ancient human dubbed ‘X-woman’ DNA identifies new ancient human By Paul Rincon Science reporter, BBC News Scientists have identified a previously unknown type of ancient human through analysis of DNA from a finger bone unearthed in a…
Fantastic Article about how being Gay stopped being a mental illness
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PROLOGUE. Host Ira Glass explains that the show this week consists of one long story, the story of something very small that was part of something very large in the history of our country. (2 minutes) Listen to Stream ACT…
Getting Fats prevents getting fat
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Everyone knows that obesity is bad for your health. Packing on the pounds, we’re told, leads to all sorts of medical problems: high cholesterol, insulin resistance, greater risk of diabetes and heart disease. But researchers at the University of Texas…