December 2008
36 posts
November 2008
44 posts
“People most vulnerable to addiction tend to be socially or personally...”
– Unhappy People Watch TV, Happy People Read/Socialize :: University of Maryland
DNA strands become fibre optic cables →
Thanks to a new technique, DNA strands can be easily converted into tiny fibre optic cables that guide light along their length. Optical fibres made this way could be important in optical computers, which use light rather than electricity to perform calculations, or in artificial photosynthesis systems that may replace today’s solar panels.
Both kinds of device need small-scale...
Foreign Policy: The List: Five Real Missions for... →
James Bond is out for revenge in the new film, Quantum of Solace. But here in the real world, the intelligence community is badly in need of a superspy to solve some of its biggest conundrums. Here are five missions we’d love Agent 007 to tackle.
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The Wrong Place to Be Chronically Ill →
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The flapping flag is the speaker!
Video from IDEA '08: DJ Earworm - Creativity... →
“O’Boyle was just one of about 154,000 veterans who call the streets home”
– Homeless veteran is a nomad no more - CNN.com
Shameful. We can fix this; I know how — Jen knows how; this isn’t rocket science.
There needs to be an office attached to the GAO or directly to DOD that assigns a case-worker that will act as the servicemember’s ombudsman/shepherd...
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Cancer Genome Sequenced →
Scientists have sequenced the whole genome of a cancer cell for the first time. By comparing the DNA sequence of cancerous cells taken from a patient, who died of leukemia in her fifties, with the DNA collected from her healthy tissue, the scientists identified 10 mutations found only in the cancer cells. The mutations appear to affect cancer cell growth, as well as response to chemotherapy drugs.
“What did liberals do that was so offensive to the Republican Party? I’ll tell...”
– The West Wing (via aja, peterwknox) (via marco)
Scientists Identify Machinery that Helps Make... →
Potentially Embarrassing Question: What was your...
amwelles:
saramcpherson:
Mine was Hootie and The Blowfish. I went with my parents.
Your turn!
Dave Matthews Band (before Stand Up).
Ahh, my great shame. Kenny Loggins. (In my defense, it was right after Top Gun came out and it was at a local Orlando waterpark)
McCain First, Second, And Always --The Keating 5... →
