I need a new religion.
Or a philosophy – I’d be OK with that, too. I’m not limiting myself to theist solutions. Any and all world views may apply.
My cousin recently wrote on his Facebook page: ”Well, it’s official, college is a wrap. The question now is, are we going to at least try …
I talked earlier this week about capitalism and its blessings, in regard to cleanliness. Consider this, about the blessings of capitalism in regard to food.
What’s so tragic about this is that we know from experience how to fix the problem. Wherever the rural poor have gained access to improved roads, modern seeds, less …
This is just incredibly cool.
Dr. Prum and his colleagues took advantage of the fact that feathers contain pigment-loaded sacs called melanosomes. In 2009, they demonstrated that melanosomes survived for millions of years in fossil bird feathers. The shape and arrangement of melanosomes help produce the color of feathers, so the scientists were able …
Organic food is no healthier, study finds | Science | Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) – Organic food has no nutritional or health benefits over ordinary food, according to a major study published Wednesday.
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said consumers were paying higher prices for organic food …
This weekend, while in Minneapolis, I started reading Jerry Pournelle’s 1979 book, A Step Farther Out. I was reading it on my Kindle, natch.
In the first chapter, Jerry advocates a form of energy production known as the Ocean Thermal System (OTS).
It is an Earth-based solar power system, and the concept is simple enough. …
When it comes to assessing the romantic playing field — who might be interested in whom — men and women were shown to be equally good at gauging men’s interest during an Indiana University study involving speed dating — and equally bad at judging women’s interest.
”The hardest-to-read women were …
Why Every Week of Pregnancy Counts – WSJ.com:
A study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in October calculated that for each week a baby stayed in the womb between 32 and 39 weeks, there is a 23% decrease in problems such as respiratory distress, jaundice, seizures, temperature instability and brain hemorrhages. …
Researches keep moving along with solar power advancements. The latest advancement is a new antireflective coating that allows solar panels to absorb more sunlight.
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered and demonstrated a new method for overcoming two major hurdles facing solar energy. By developing a new antireflective coating that boosts the amount …
I’ve been wanting to get back into shape. These new pills could be the perfect solution.
In a series of startling experiments in mice, the drugs improved the ability of cells to burn fat and retain muscle mass, and they substantially prolonged endurance during exercise. Using one of the compounds for just a month, …
Test: Can you tell whether this cow was treated well or not?
How much histrionic handwringing about this beef recall do we have to endure? From The New York Times, presumably nicknamed ”The Gray Lady” because it’s gone senile, writes:
”A nauseating video of cows stumbling on their way to a California slaughterhouse has …