Friday, March 4, 2011

Lack of Attention to Farming Is Catching Up With India - NYTimes.com

 

From China, More Students Pursue Dream of American Education - NYTimes.com

 

Vacuum has friction after all - space - 11 February 2011 - New Scientist

 

Short Sharp Science: First water map of Earth's leaky surface


The cyberweapon that could take down the internet - tech - 11 February 2011 - New Scientist

 

Earth economist: The food bubble is about to burst - environment - 10 February 2011 - New Scientist

 

BBC News - Switzerland rejects tighter gun controls

 

U.S. Manufacturing Decline Raises Concern About Innovation - NYTimes.com

 

EmPower Eyeglasses Use Liquid Crystals for Reading - NYTimes.com

 

Normal air could halve fuel consumption


Should The Leather Man, 19th-c. proto-hobo of New York, be exhumed? - Boing Boing

 

Mechanical anatomy animation - Boing Boing

 

Volvo Tests Almost-Autonomous ‘Road Train’ | Autopia | Wired.com

 

Nerves Light Up to Warn Surgeons Away - Technology Review

 

IBM’s Watson Supercomputer Set to Take On Jeopardy Champs | Epicenter | Wired.com

 

World phosphorous use crosses critical threshold


100-ft-long drug-smuggling, Narco-crafted submarine discovered in Colombia - Boing Boing

 

Soaking Up the Sun to Squeeze Energy Use to Zero - NYTimes.com

 

Video: Animated Let’s Pollute Draws on Grease Pencil Instead of CGI | Underwire | Wired.com

 

Better than human? What's next for Jeopardy! computer - tech - 14 February 2011 - New Scientist

 

G.M. Plans $4,000 Profit-Sharing Bonus for Workers - NYTimes.com

 

I.B.M.’s Watson - Computers Close In on the ‘Paris Hilton’ Problem - NYTimes.com


Consumer Prices on Most Goods Expected to Rise in 2011 - NYTimes.com

 

Atlantic warming current slowing down

 

Light-Emitting Rubber Could Sense Structural Damage - Technology Review

 

Russia Embraces Offshore Arctic Drilling - NYTimes.com

 

How a Remote Town in Romania Has Become Cybercrime Central | Magazine

 

"Two-way" radio breakthrough doubles Wi-Fi performance | News | PC Pro


In Prison Interview, Madoff Says Banks ‘Had to Know’ - NYTimes.com

 

Self-Induced Panic And The Financial Crisis - Technology Review

 

Wireless Heart Implant Reduces Hospitalizations - Technology Review

 

Under Obama, Federal Agencies Raise Value of a Life - NYTimes.com

 

Global warming may reroute evolution

 

China announces shakeup of rare earths industry


Mark Laita's controversial "Created Equal" photo diptychs - Boing Boing

 

Urban Farming in Detroit Helps Families Survive (Video) : TreeHugger

 

Technology breakthrough fuels laptops and phones, recharges scientist's 60-year career

 

YouTube - Waimea River

 

CBC News - Politics - Foreign hackers attack Canadian government

 

The green machine: Algae clean wastewater, convert to biodiesel


Lawyers Respect Ritual Even as Some Deny Superstition - NYTimes.com

 

China Rail Chief’s Firing Hints at Deeper Problems - NYTimes.com

 

One Per Cent: Engineers applaud as Watson beats humans in Jeopardy!

 

Preparing For Sea Level Rise, Islanders Leave Home : NPR

 

Calling on RoboCop to Help Detroit - NYTimes.com

 

Tracing the Myth of Vice President Xi Jinping of China - NYTimes.com


New invention can turn your plastic bags into fuel at home

 

Physicists build bigger 'bottles' of antimatter to unlock nature's secrets

 

Mutant Fish Safely Store Toxins in Fat | Wired Science | Wired.com

 

Unexpectedly, Navy’s Superlaser Blasts Away a Record | Danger Room | Wired.com

 

Mysterious outbreak killing pines in Montana - U.S. news - msnbc.com

 

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Plutarch's Caesar - Captured by Pirates

 

Solar Projects in California Challenged in Court - NYTimes.com

 

China International - An FP Photo Essay | Foreign Policy

 

YouTube - Stepdad - My Leather, My Fur, My Nails

 

YouTube - VW Factory - Germany

 

New Hacking Tools Pose Bigger Threats to Wi-Fi Users - NYTimes.com


South Korea Seeks Internet Speed of 1 Gigabit a Second - NYTimes.com

 

City to Replace School Lighting Tainted by PCBs - NYTimes.com

 

Findings — The Threatening Scent of Fertile Women - NYTimes.com

 

It's the Inequality, Stupid | Mother Jones

 

A Start-Up Aims at Power Conversion to Save Electricity - NYTimes.com

 

Danger Is Pent Up Behind Aging Dams - NYTimes.com


BBC News - Gene Sharp: Author of the nonviolent revolution rulebook

 

New Kidney Transplant Policy Would Favor Younger Patients - NYTimes.com

 

In a Brooklyn Backyard, Local, Tax-Free Tobacco - NYTimes.com

 

Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers - NYTimes.com

 

Revival In Auto Lending Spurs Surge in Sales - NYTimes.com

 

Rysunek satyryczny Pawła Kuczyńskiego | Capu.pl


Insulating Your Body Is Cheaper And More Effective Than Insulating Your Home : TreeHugger

 

Biology Nobelist: Natural selection will destroy us - environment - 28 February 2011 - New Scientist

 

A Graphic Video Demonstration of Life After The Kunstlerian Decline of a World Dependent on Oil : TreeHugger

 

Ottawa River Ice Blasting Is Dynamite (Video) : TreeHugger

 

E.D.G.E.: An Experimental Dwelling for a Greener Environment : TreeHugger

 

CRTC plan to lift ban on false news prompts political investigation - The Globe and Mail


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5 Super Simple Ways to Get Your Urban Garden Going : TreeHugger

 

Where Solar Power Meets the Oil Field - Technology Review

 

Are Physical Interfaces Superior to Virtual Ones? - Technology Review

 

Remapping Computer Circuitry to Avert Impending Bottlenecks - NYTimes.com


Greenhouse Projects in New Jersey That Nurture Produce and Workers - NYTimes.com

 

He Keeps Ancient Apples Fresh and Crisp - NYTimes.com

 

Natalie Portman, Oscar Winner, Was Also a Precocious Scientist - NYTimes.com

 

How to find WiFi: carry a big stick and use long exposures - Hack a Day

 

Super winch makes sledding 100% more fun - Hack a Day

 

SiGNa Chemistry Inc creates a water-rechargeable battery


TED 2011: Can the Miracle Berry Prevent World Hunger? | Epicenter | Wired.com

 

An Unknown Ocean: The Other Rhythms of Life | Wired Science | Wired.com

 

A Tasty Fungus, Stirring Dreams and Lawsuits - NYTimes.com

 

As Oil Prices Soar, Calls Mount to Tap Reserve - NYTimes.com

 

Soot packs a punch on Tibetan Plateau's climate

 

…still messing with forces I don’t understand – the formula.


BBC News - Audio slideshow: Human Planet

 

In Price of Farmland, Echoes of Another Boom - NYTimes.com

 

James Franco’s 2 Roles at Yale - Scholar and Lightning Rod - NYTimes.com

 

Magnetic 'battery' to report on century-old nuke waste - tech - 03 March 2011 - New Scientist