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Doomsday Clock Reset on January 14: Are We Closer to the End of the World? - Danny Davids
The doomsayers pop up everywhere--in the mainstream news, behind church pulpits, and on street corners holding signs that proclaim "The End of the World is Near!" This Thursday the scientific community updates its estimate of when we can expect the world to end--and you can watch it live. On... Submitted 2 years 30 days ago.

UFO Proof: UFOs are Real - - Paul Schroeder
Our American heroes American astronauts who have reported seeing UFOs and extraterrestrials have been poorly treated by the media. These heroes have spoken out despite non-disclosure agreements. These extraordinary men were selected as America's finest servicemen and pilots to make the... Submitted 2 years 71 days ago.

Review of the Book By Jane Hill: the Same and the Different - IvanPetryshyn
HIC EST AUTHOR. HIC EST IUDICIUM. HIC EST LIBER. THERE'S AN AUTHOR. THERE'S AN OPINION. THERE'S A BOOK. BOOK ANNOTATION: JANE HILL, THE EVERYDAY LANGUAGE OF THE WHITE RACISM.- WILEY-BLACKWELL, A JOHN WILEY & SONS, LTD. PUBLICATIONS, 2008. -224 PP. The book gives a... Submitted 2 years 96 days ago.

Particles Fly Again In The Large Hadron Collider - - Joel Hendon
The doomsday machine is again in operation! As most are aware, the CERN group has constructed a huge Hadron Collider in France near the border of Switzerland. It was first scheduled to begin operations in mid June, 2008, and then to conduct their first collisions by August 2008. But a few... Submitted 2 years 105 days ago.

WarpTalk - TECHTALK - Episode 2 - Windows 7 being released this week - WarpTalk
In this episode of TechTalk, WarpTalk's technology show, Bruce Horst, Danny Davids and Ben Morrish discuss Windows 7, which is being released this week. Windows 7 has a redesigned task bar that promises to be sleeker and more intuitive than the current versions, and new ways for positioning... Submitted 2 years 113 days ago.

WarpTalk - TECHTALK - Episode 1 - Ebooks, Ebook-readers and the future of publishing - WarpTalk
The first of WarpTalk's "TechTalk" discussions, this episode is about the growing popularity of ebooks and ebook readers like Kindle, and the effects this will have on readers, writers and on the publishing industry. Featuring Bruce Horst, Danny Davids and Connor Davidson. Part 1 (of 3) ... Submitted 2 years 113 days ago.

Trekkies Rejoice! - - Dianne Lehmann
Die hard "Star Trek" fans have one more thing to be thankful for. If the invention of real life communicators (cell phones) was not enough, they now have one more thing to add to their arsenal. They can say take it on the chin to all those who pooh-poohed the television series, the movies and the... Submitted 2 years 198 days ago.

How to Make a Scientists Head Explode - 4 Things that Drive Scientists Mad - - Connor Davidson
I'm sure that you don't seriously think I would tell you how to destroy all of the science community -do you? Anyway, what I wanted to explain to you is the four things that everybody seems to get wrong and drive scientists mad in the process. These are: The Light year is a distance not a... Submitted 2 years 230 days ago.

How and Why Atoms Combine - A Look at Ionic, Covalent and Metallic Bonding and their Properties - - Connor Davidson
Firstly, I would advise you read A Brief Look at the Periodic Table of Elements - History, Purpose and Construction before reading this if you have not already. To understand how atoms a combine and why they combine you must first must understand what they are made of Atoms consist of... Submitted 2 years 282 days ago.

A Brief Look at the Periodic Table of Elements - History, Purpose and Construction - - Connor Davidson
The periodic table ended the age of alchemy and gave birth to chemistry. I wish to show you what the periodic table is, a little of its history, what it does and why it is so important. Before we start here are some definitions: • Element the simplest form of a substance; i.e. the... Submitted 2 years 285 days ago.

Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and the Upcoming Human Revolution - Rick Foreman
The history of human progress is a testimonial to the strong desire that man has always had to make his life more comfortable. Every invention ever conceived has been designed to make life just a little bit better. Tools have been made for every activity from agriculture, hunting, construction... Submitted 2 years 363 days ago.

The Use of X-Ray As Art - Joe Robinson
In my younger years I was Professor of Surgery at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine with a research interest in wound healing. I was also a serious photographer and had studied with local photographer Eugene Delcroix; it was thrilling to attend one of the last workshops that Ansel... Submitted 3 years 26 days ago.

Eminence Of The Desktop Supercomputer - Joel Hendon
The first computer to which I had access, was a large desktop sized metal box about six inches high. It had only a small monitor and a keyboard. It's only usefulness was that of a very limited word processor. The internet existed at the time but my computer did not have internet capabilities.... Submitted 3 years 66 days ago.

Hot New Gadgets and Must Haves? - Dianne Lehmann
Seems like every other day someone is coming up with a new and improved something or other. No field is more likely to do this than the field of science and technology well, okay the air freshener people are probably vying for a very close second. Here are a few that have caught my attention. ... Submitted 3 years 67 days ago.

Fingerprint History - - Tex Norman
Probably the earliest scientist to include mention of finger prints in their scientific writing was Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694) and Dr. Nehemiah Grew (1641-1712). Marcello Malpighi , was an Italian anatomist and microscopist who described the patterns on the tips of fingers as part of an... Submitted 3 years 112 days ago.

Live Space Sex - See the Video? - Mark Parsec
Well it was only a matter of time before somebody came up with the idea. Space sex! Not just the behavior, but the video. Apparently an unidentified party approached Virgin Galactic with an offer to pay $1 million dollars for the opportunity to make a sex video in space. Virgin Galactic is... Submitted 3 years 131 days ago.

The Sky Is Falling - Things That Have Dropped In Unannounced - Betty Sleep
From the prehistoric to the present, man has been pelted on a random basis with the flotsam and jetsam of a disturbed atmosphere, disturbed minds, and sometimes just an upset tummy! You never know what's going to drop in, out of the sky. STONED OUT OF THEIR MINDS Open your Old Testament... Submitted 3 years 217 days ago.

4 Ways To Foster Scientific Innovation - Shan-ul-Hai
Yesterday, I wrote about how we're incentivizing scientists to stop innovating. In that post, I promised to suggest some solutions today. Here are some things we can do to foster increased scientific innovation: We should require institutional research boards (IRBs) to include more... Submitted 3 years 286 days ago.

8 Ways That We're Incenvitizing Scientists To Stop Innovating - Shan-ul-Hai
In today's world, a culture of innovation is integral to advancement at the same rate that we've seen in the past century, especially in the medical field. Unfortunately, some scientists have done a few unethical things in the past; because of this, we've decided to severely restrict all... Submitted 3 years 286 days ago.

Moses on Drugs: A Brave New Theory or Extremely Bad Science? - - Joel Kontinen
It has become easy to predict when Easter is coming even without looking at a calendar. Each year we get to hear about some new astounding discovery and the authors of the sensational find get their moment of fame and occasionally also some extra money. This time last year the Discovery... Submitted 3 years 337 days ago.

San Francisco Power Outage affected Craiglist and Other Internet Servers - Avis Ward
The San Francisco Chronicle reported between 30,000 and 50,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers in San Francisco and the northern Peninsula lost power for several hours this afternoon after what witnesses described as an explosion under a manhole cover on Mission Street, the utility said.... Submitted 4 years 202 days ago.

Orology: Word of the Day - Avis Ward
Any idea what orology means? Let me give you a clue; you’d have to go to the South Asian region of the world to study the top ten. Do you need another clue? Before 1852, this one was not known and is #1 in the top ten. You knew without the clues? You are a brainiac! (I know, that’s not a word but... Submitted 4 years 203 days ago.

The History of Encryption and Ciphers - Michael L David
Summary: Encrypting files is an everyday occurrence, but what exactly is encryption? Take a look at ciphers and codes to learn about the history of encryption. Tracking the history of encryption can give you a better understanding of the evolution of ciphers and their use in today's world. ... Submitted 4 years 300 days ago.

Latest Technology Invention: Archimedes May Be Back! - Gary Cogley
What are you talking? - Archimedes and latest technology invention in the same breath? For those not in the know - Archimedes was the ancient Greek’s most famous mathematician. He was the one who ran through the streets naked yelling “Eureka" (I have found it) when he solved a very important... Submitted 5 years 116 days ago.

New Inventions - How To Dream Them Up - Steve Gillman
How do you dream up ideas for new inventions? Use any of the many excellent idea-creation techniques. One of the easiest is the use of a modifying-word list. Several times now I have seen giant chairs. The most recent one was in a bar, being used by the host of a trivia contest. It was eight... Submitted 5 years 124 days ago.