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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:20:22 -0500

“Proving that science can be fun, here’s a...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:17:00 -0500

“Proving that science can be fun, here’s a thermogram of human flatulence. Intestinal gas (red, lower left) being expelled from the body. The gas shows up as red because it has recently been at body temperature, which is warmer than the surroundings”

The Jobless Rate for People Like You - Interactive Graphic -...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:31:00 -0500

The Jobless Rate for People Like You - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com

“Scalloped sand dunes in the southern hemisphere of mars,...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:46:00 -0500

“Scalloped sand dunes in the southern hemisphere of mars, displaying seasonal frost on the south-facing slopes, which highlights some of the regular patterns, as the frost forms only on parts of the ripples.”

Massive Attack - United Snakes Possibly the greatest black and...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:31:00 -0500

Massive Attack - United Snakes

Possibly the greatest black and white video ever.

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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:29:00 -0500

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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:25:00 -0500

Out of the Blue: Islands Seen From Space

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:35:08 -0500

Out of the Blue: Islands Seen From Space

Dead salmon 'responds' to portraits of people - New Scientist

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:33:00 -0400

Dead salmon 'responds' to portraits of people - New Scientist:

“In study titled “Neural correlates of interspecies perspective taking in the post-mortem Atlantic Salmon”, researchers scanned 1.7 kg (3.8 pounds) of a dead salmon while it was shown images of humans in various social situations. It’s not clear how long the salmon had been dead by the time it was studied, but Craig Bennett at the University of California, Santa Barbara, says he scanned it about an hour after picking it up from the supermarket, so it was definitely already a goner. So what did he and his colleagues find? Bizarrely, a region of the dead salmon’s brain lit up during the task.”

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Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:58:39 -0400

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Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:15:00 -0400

"Waggly tail or not, owning a pet comes at a far higher cost than you might imagine. As you watch a..."

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:22:00 -0400

“Waggly tail or not, owning a pet comes at a far higher cost than you might imagine. As you watch a large dog bounding out of the back of an SUV, you might mentally reprimand the owner for their choice of vehicle. You would do better to save your indignation for their choice of pet. Because, as we report on page 46, the ecological footprint of our companion animals can dwarf that of even the most gas-guzzling cars. Man’s best friend, it turns out, is the planet’s enemy.”

- Cute, fluffy and horribly greedy - New Scientist

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Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:35:23 -0400

"The history of flu vaccination suggests other reasons to doubt claims that it dramatically reduces..."

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:40:00 -0400

“The history of flu vaccination suggests other reasons to doubt claims that it dramatically reduces mortality. In 2004, for example, vaccine production fell behind, causing a 40 percent drop in immunization rates. Yet mortality did not rise. In addition, vaccine “mismatches” occurred in 1968 and 1997: in both years, the vaccine that had been produced in the summer protected against one set of viruses, but come winter, a different set was circulating. In effect, nobody was vaccinated. Yet death rates from all causes, including flu and the various illnesses it can exacerbate, did not budge.”

- The Atlantic Online | Does the Vaccine Matter?

“I have been wasting my tweets letting people know about...

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:55:00 -0400

“I have been wasting my tweets letting people know about an empty balloon! And because he is only six years old he will not face any punishment at all! I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets a trip to Walt Disney World! … I haven’t seen a disaster involving a balloon this bad since the Hindenburg.”

“These photographs of albatross chicks were made just a...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:50:21 -0400

“These photographs of albatross chicks were made just a few weeks ago on Midway Atoll, a tiny stretch of sand and coral near the middle of the North Pacific. The nesting babies are fed bellies-full of plastic by their parents, who soar out over the vast polluted ocean collecting what looks to them like food to bring back to their young. On this diet of human trash, every year tens of thousands of albatross chicks die on Midway from starvation, toxicity, and choking.To document this phenomenon as faithfully as possible, not a single piece of plastic in any of these photographs was moved, placed, manipulated, arranged, or altered in any way. These images depict the actual stomach contents of baby birds in one of the world’s most remote marine sanctuaries, more than 2000 miles from the nearest continent.”

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Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:48:46 -0400

“how Goldman Sachs pulled off the amazing trick of making...

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:55:10 -0400

“how Goldman Sachs pulled off the amazing trick of making $3 billion in three months time, while the entire financial system collapses, foreclosures are at a record and unemployment skyrckets, and the US dollar collapses”

“exploring the spatial qualities of RFID”

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:51:00 -0400

“exploring the spatial qualities of RFID”

"The Pentagon pays an average of $400 to put a gallon of fuel into a combat vehicle or aircraft in..."

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:33:16 -0400

“The Pentagon pays an average of $400 to put a gallon of fuel into a combat vehicle or aircraft in Afghanistan. … The Pentagon comptroller’s office provided the fuel statistic to the committee staff when it was asked for a breakdown of why every 1,000 troops deployed to Afghanistan costs $1 billion.”

- $400 per gallon gas to drive debate over cost of war in Afghanistan - TheHill.com