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Month: February 2012

Wealth as a predictor of pushy driving.

29 February 2012 grant 0

I’m not sure how I feel about the science behind this, but it’s probably worth a closer look. LA Times reports on a new study showing people with fancier cars tend to “cheat”… Read the rest “Wealth as a predictor of pushy driving.”

Bad bosses affect everything. Including the bottom line.

28 February 2012 grant 0

The Atlantic reveals just how bad it is for you, your family and your company when you’re stuck working for a bad boss:

The more negative the bosses’ management style, the less

… Read the rest “Bad bosses affect everything. Including the bottom line.”

Live in Hawaii. Pretend it’s Mars. Eat space food. Get paid.

27 February 2012 grant 0

Cornell is offering the opportunity of a lifetime for an astronaut fan:

We are seeking participants for a 120 day Mars exploration analogue mission (Hawaii Space Exploration Analogue

… Read the rest “Live in Hawaii. Pretend it’s Mars. Eat space food. Get paid.”

Science Art: Angiome Annulaire, by Dr. Michel Royon

26 February 2012 grant 1


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An angioma is a benign tumor. This one is on a finger.

Image made by Dr. Michel Royon, apparently by using digital subtraction angiography – taking an X-ray of some… Read the rest “Science Art: Angiome Annulaire, by Dr. Michel Royon”

New World’s oldest rock carving: “Little Horny Man.”

24 February 2012 grant 0

And yes, it’s what you expect. LiveScience reports on the giant penis that’s redefining world history:

The time frame during which humans first reached the Americas remains

… Read the rest “New World’s oldest rock carving: “Little Horny Man.””

Dolphins are people too.

23 February 2012 grant 0

Or so the Belfast Telegraph says, with a report on scientists devising a document outlining dolphin rights:

A small group of experts in philosophy, conservation and dolphin behaviour

… Read the rest “Dolphins are people too.”

Flying squid. Yeah, that’s a relaxing concept.

22 February 2012 grant 0

Nature eases no one’s mind when the revered journal explains it’s actually more efficient for some squid fly than to swim:

Squid of many species have been seen to ‘fly’

… Read the rest “Flying squid. Yeah, that’s a relaxing concept.”

Science Art: Amundsen Expedition Map of Antarctica, 1911-1912

19 February 2012 grant 0


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Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen did away with Terra Australis Incognito for good in December 1911. (It was more than a decade later that he went after Santa Claus in his… Read the rest “Science Art: Amundsen Expedition Map of Antarctica, 1911-1912”

SONG: “Antarctica Awakes!”

18 February 2012 grant 0

SONG: “Antarctica Awakes!” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on “Scientists close to entering Vostok,… Read the rest “SONG: “Antarctica Awakes!””

Corporate telepathy

17 February 2012 grant 0

New York Times takes a quick look at how retailers virtually read our minds by clocking all the little details:

There are, however, some brief periods in a person’s life when old routines

… Read the rest “Corporate telepathy”

“The first human-humanoid handshake in space.”

16 February 2012 grant 0

That’s how ISS Commander Daniel Burbank describes his interaction with Robonaut 2 yesterday. PhysOrg has more on the space station’s new, robot crew member:

On Wednesday,

… Read the rest ““The first human-humanoid handshake in space.””

Large Hadron researchers: “MORE POWER!”

15 February 2012 grant 0

BBC reports that the Large Hadron Collider is driving toward a new breakthrough. All the physicists have to do is put the pedal to the metal:

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)

… Read the rest “Large Hadron researchers: “MORE POWER!””

Toxic oil is toxic.

15 February 2012 grant 0

PhysOrg has bad news for the Gulf of Mexico. Oil spills are even more toxic than we thought:

The study, spearheaded by the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory in collaboration with NOAA, looked

… Read the rest “Toxic oil is toxic.”

Plastic-eating mushrooms clean us up.

13 February 2012 grant 0

TG Daily reports on a new hope for clearing up our old landfills – by feeding the plastic to a very special rain-forest mushroom:

Pestalotiopsis microspora, found in the jungles of

… Read the rest “Plastic-eating mushrooms clean us up.”

Science Art: “Engine of the Veteran Association” from Our Firemen: A History of the New York Fire Department, 1899.

12 February 2012 grant 0


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This device paraded at the inaugurations of President Grover Cleveland and the Statue of Liberty.

It also put out fires, nobly, before the turn of the last century.… Read the rest “Science Art: “Engine of the Veteran Association” from Our Firemen: A History of the New York Fire Department, 1899.”

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