Thursday, December 3, 2009

My Favorite Hackers

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Photo: Hacking is a labor of love. iStockphoto From Discover News: As a self-proclaimed hacker, who means you no harm, I stand on the shoul...

The Cyber-Threat Grows

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From City Journal: W e’ve got a lot of catching up to do before we’re secure. First your cell phone doesn’t work. Then you notice that you c...

Why Humans Outlive Apes: Human Genes Have Adapted to Inflammation, But We Are More Susceptible To Diseases Of Aging

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A baby chimp (Pan troglodytes) and his handler looking at each other. (Credit: iStockphoto/Warwick Lister-Kaye) From Science Daily: Science ...

Robotic Clam Could Detonate Underwater Mines

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Inspired by the amazing ability of the small clam to dig and wedge itself far deeper and more securely than would be thought, they show the ...

War Goes Mainstream On The Internet, Facebook And Twitter

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From ZDNet: NATO announced a new website complete with links to Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. In an eerie flashback to the Vietnam War whe...

Why Privacy Concerns Are Ruining Facebook

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From PC World: Facebook was built as a powerful social connector, allowing users to befriend others with similar interests, locations, schoo...

First Metallic Nanoparticles Resistant to Extreme Heat

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From U.S. News & World Report/National Science Foundation: PITTSBURGH—A University of Pittsburgh team overcame a major hurdle plaguing t...

Blue Whale Song Mystery Baffles Scientists

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From Wired Science: All around the world, blue whales aren’t singing like they used to, and scientists have no idea why. The largest animals...

New Evidence That Early Therapy Helps Autistic Kids

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Charlie Lamb was diagnosed with autism at age 2 Photo courtesy of the Lamb family From Time Magazine: Charlie Lamb was barely 2 years old wh...

Computers Top Poll Of Modern Discoveries

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Shaping the modern world (Image: Comstock/Getty) From New Scientist: TWO inventions have shaped our modern world more than any other: the en...

Why Women Live So Much Longer Than Men (And, No, It's Not Because They Have An Easier Life!)

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Scientists have found that women's genetic makeup could be the reason they live longer than men From The Daily Mail: In the battle of th...

Astronomers Watch Most Massive Star Ever Go Supernova

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Supernova Go Boom Yep, it's bigger than this explosion (artist's illustration of SN 2006gy) NASA/CXC/M Weiss From Popular Science...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Too Much Physical Activity May Lead to Arthritis, Study Suggests

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Runners. MRI analysis by two musculoskeletal radiologists indicated a relationship between physical activity levels of middle aged people an...

How Serious Is Angina?

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From Live Science: Angina pectoris--or simply angina--is the medical term for chest pain or discomfort usually caused by coronary artery dis...

CERN Cuts Power To Part Of The LHC, Says The Setback Is Minor

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Image © CERN From Scientific American: Just two days after the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) reached a major milestone by producing 1.18 TeV (...

Man Controls Robotic Hand With Thoughts

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From U.S. News And World Report/AP: ROME—An Italian who lost his left forearm in a car crash was successfully linked to a robotic hand, allo...

Placating Publishers By Limiting Links: A Google 5-Click FAQ

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From Epicenter/Wired: Google’s been taking it on the chin from traditional publishers (i.e., News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch) a lot latel...

U.S. Allows New Stem Cell Lines for Research

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President Barack Obama looks through a microscope at brain cells with Dr Marston Linehan as he tours the National Institutes of Health (NIH)...

Extreme Oil: Scraping The Bottom Of Earth's Barrel

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The bitumen in tar sands gives the earth a thick, mushy feel. This non-conventional oil is difficult and expensive to extract (Image: Lara S...

One In Five New Brides Puts On A Stone And A Half In Weight After Just A Year Of Marriage

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Photo: Comfort zone: One in five new brides admits to over-eating after the wedding From The Daily Mail: Every bride wants to look their be...