Friday, August 20, 2010

StyleSalt - Italian Vogue's controversial oil spill fashion spread


Russia fires pose nuclear threat, death toll hits 50 | Reuters



Stanford engineers' new solar energy conversion process could revamp solar power production



The New York Times > Magazine > Sidney Morgenbesser, b. 1921: Sidewalk Socrates



F.B.I. Challenges Wikipedia Over Use of Its Seal - NYTimes.com



Crews Step Up Work to Contain Michigan Oil Spill - NYTimes.com


YouTube - Inception Music Comparison



Where Did the Money to Rebuild Iraq Go? - Boing Boing



BBC News - Tokyo's 'oldest man' had been dead for 30 years



Street-Fighting Math: down and dirty guide to approximation and problem-solving - Boing Boing



BBC News - New 'superbug' found in UK hospitals



Portugal Makes the Leap to Renewable Energy - NYTimes.com


Brainless slime mould makes decisions like humans | Not Exactly Rocket Science | Discover Magazine



Real world R/C car "video game" - Boing Boing



Mind-reading marketers have ways of making you buy - life - 09 August 2010 - New Scientist



Technology Review: Jet Fuel from Plants



Move to Limit ‘Factory Farms’ Gains Momentum - NYTimes.com



Genetics Pushes Canola Into the Wild - NYTimes.com


A Masterpiece of Nature? Yuck! - NYTimes.com



Vital Signs - Behavior - Internet Use Tied to Depression in Youths - NYTimes.com



Building muscle doesn't require lifting heavy weights: study



Portable Housing, Made in Montana - The New York Times



Are you ready for a world without antibiotics? | Society | The Guardian



Artful Transmission Towers Designed to Look Like Us : TreeHugger


Sugar battles oil spills



How algae 'enslavement' threatens freshwater bodies



Excess stomach removed via mouth, novel weight loss surgery a U.S. first



Single neurons can detect sequences



Backstory: How 250 Years of Progress Gave Us the Most Complicated Clock Ever | Magazine



Childhood memories of father have lasting impact on men's ability to handle stress


Doctor and Patient - How Good Are Foreign-Trained Doctors? - NYTimes.com



Marijuana may cause Canada's economic comedown | Douglas Haddow | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk



R-House in Syracuse Can Be Heated With A Hair Dryer : TreeHugger



Solar-Powered Toothbrush Needs No Toothpaste : TreeHugger



Permafrost Melting Releases Mercury Into Swedish Lake : TreeHugger



3D Portraits of Celebrities Created With Their Own Garbage : TreeHugger


Technology Review: Going Further on the Same Tank



The TV Watch - Reality TV Is an Old Entertainment Form - NYTimes.com



Moose Offer Trail of Clues on Arthritis - NYTimes.com



Junk DNA Can Revive and Cause Disease, Study Finds - NYTimes.com



Home Aquariums as Decorating Elements - NYTimes.com



Listening to Earth breathe through 500 towers


Stern Korean Culture Stifles Biological Predisposition to Blab | Wired Science | Wired.com



Wasps punish fake fighters - life - 19 August 2010 - New Scientist



Rwanda Harnesses Energy from Exploding Lake : Discovery News



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Family of Four Grows Their Food in a Swimming Pool : TreeHugger



Montenegro Reaches for Respectability With Port Project - NYTimes.com