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Technology Review: Making Fat Disappear
Engineering mice with a fat-burning strategy from bacteria keeps the animals thin.<br />
Technology Review: Mining "Ice That Burns"
Newly discovered methane hydrate reserves deep in the ocean show promise for mining.
Return of the Once-Rare Beaver? Not in My Yard. - NYTimes.com
Around the nation, decades of conservation efforts and changing land use have brought many species, like beavers, so far back from the brink that they are viewed as nuisances.
Link by Link - The Wars of Words on Wikipedia’s Outskirts - NYTimes.com
In Wikipedia’s less-traveled corners are obscure entries where the facts, point of view and wording can cause heated editing fights.
Climbing Gas Prices Could Slow a Recovery - NYTimes.com
The national jump in prices is far larger than the normal seasonal increase and threatens to curtail a modest recovery in consumer spending on items like apparel and electronics.
Jellyfish joyride a threat to the oceans
Early action could be crucial to addressing the problem of major increases in jellyfish numbers, which appears to be the result of human activities.
Study shows animal mating choices more complex than once thought
When female tiger salamanders choose a mate, it turns out that size does matter - tail size that is - and that's not the only factor they weigh.
Engineering stereotypes drive counterproductive practices
To engineering students, scenes like these might sound familiar: students splitting up group projects so they don't have to work together. One student bragging that he did the problem without following the directions but still got the right answer. Another student bragging about how he did the whole ...
Natural seed treatment could drastically cut pesticide use
The technology - which makes plants significantly more resistant to pests - has now been licensed for use by US agricultural company Becker Underwood in collaboration with Plant Bioscience Limited.
Busted: Student Disproves Popular Emergency Room Myth
Like the emergency room seen each week on ER, emergency departments in Canada increasingly seem overcrowded and chaotic. Emergency department overcrowding has been a pressing issue across the country for the last two decades.
Lyme disease is spreading in Canada, and physicians are crucial in helping minimize its impact
Lyme disease is emerging in Canada, and is expected to increase with climate change, but effective, enhanced surveillance and clinician awareness will be key to minimizing the impact of the disease, write researchers in a review in Canadian Medical Association Journal.
GM’s ‘Reinvention’ Starts With A $25M Battery Lab | Autopia | Wired.com
General Motors took a big step toward its reinvention as the New G.M. today when it opened what it calls the largest automotive battery laboratory in the
Be Bold With Broadband, Wired.com Readers Tell Feds | Epicenter | Wired.com
Federal internet regulators wants your help coming up with the first ever, national broadband plan — which they must deliver to Congress next February. At
Prisoners Run Gangs, Plan Escapes and Even Order Hits With Smuggled Cellphones
Get in-depth politics and legal news coverage including online privacy, Internet security, government regulations, censorship and free speech from Wired.com.
Rev Up Vintage Speakers - Wired How-To Wiki
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The producer from hell | Film | The Guardian
The North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il has a passion for cinema. But he could never find a director to realise his vision. So he kidnapped one from the South, jailed him and fed him grass, then forced
Inflatable tower could climb to the edge of space - space - 08 June 2009 - New Scientist
A giant pneumatic structure could let people climb 20 km without the need for a rocket – and it could be constructed with current technology
BBC NEWS | Technology | Swedish pirates capture EU seat
The furore in Sweden over the trial of The Pirate Bay has helped the Pirate Party win a seat in the European Parliament.
YouTube - Eugene Mirman 2009 LHS Commencement Speech
Eugene Mirman's commencement speech for the 2009 Lexington High School graduating class at the Tsongas Arena.
Why your brain just can't remember that word - life - 08 June 2009 - New Scientist
'Tip-of-the-tongue' moments and déjà vu are phenomena that reveal our brains' occasional slip-ups – now we're a little closer to understanding both
The day pain died: What really happened during the most famous moment in Boston medicine - The Boston Globe
The date of the first operation under anesthetic, Oct. 16, 1846, ranks among the most iconic in the history of medicine. It was the moment when Boston, and indeed the United States, first emerged as a world-class center of medical innovation. The room at the heart of Massachusetts General Hospital where the operation took place has been known ever since ...
FORA.tv - Rodney Brooks: Remaking Manufacturing With Robotics
Heartland Robotics Chairman and CTO Rodney Brooks asks: What will it take for robots to be added to the toolchest of the makers of American manufacturing, so that they can increase productivity, provide better jobs for American workers, and compete even more strongly in our globalized world?Following on President Obama's call to "begin again the work of remaking America," Maker Faire 2009 was organized around the theme of Re-Make America. Held in the San Francisco Bay Area, Maker Faire celebrates what President Obama called "the risk takers, the doers, and the makers of things."
Gittes,
ReplyDeleteThis was the article,
"Engineering stereotypes drive counterproductive practices"
and here is the statement,
“To engineering students, scenes like these might sound familiar: students splitting up group projects so they don't have to work together.”
- so they don't have to work together."
When I worked on Club Clair's 4th floor, there was nothing on Earth more repulsive to me than the thought that I might have to work together with my colleagues, on anything.
claudio