Slipping on the thinking cap.
Over at BoingBoing, Cory Doctorow waxes enthusiastic about the process of zapping your brain into a creative “flow” state:
… Read the rest “Slipping on the thinking cap.”The “thinking cap” is something
Science
Acne antibiotics help treat schizophrenia.
The Independent reports on one of those weird medical side effect whodathunkits (like Rogaine and Viagra coming from blood pressure medications). Minocycline, a drug usually used to … Read the rest “Acne antibiotics help treat schizophrenia.”
Science Art: Building the Forth Bridge, by Charles J. de Laoy, 1909
This is the Forth Bridge, spanning the famous Firth of Forth (on the way to Fife)*. And for Archibald Williams, editor of Engineering Wonders of the World, this was ripping… Read the rest “Science Art: Building the Forth Bridge, by Charles J. de Laoy, 1909”
Silence! You fools! You will LEARN silence!
Technology Review cuts out all the chatter with their lowdown on an honest-to-God silence ray:
… Read the rest “Silence! You fools! You will LEARN silence!”Today, Kazutaka Kurihara at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Six-legged giant not extinct, found hiding on remote island.
NPR describes the joy of explorers finding “extinct” tree lobsters – the world’s largest known stick insects, once native only to Australia’s Lord Howe… Read the rest “Six-legged giant not extinct, found hiding on remote island.”
Wealth as a predictor of pushy driving.
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.
The Atlantic reveals just how bad it is for you, your family and your company when you’re stuck working for a bad boss:
… Read the rest “Bad bosses affect everything. Including the bottom line.”The more negative the bosses’ management style, the less
Live in Hawaii. Pretend it’s Mars. Eat space food. Get paid.
Cornell is offering the opportunity of a lifetime for an astronaut fan:
… Read the rest “Live in Hawaii. Pretend it’s Mars. Eat space food. Get paid.”We are seeking participants for a 120 day Mars exploration analogue mission (Hawaii Space Exploration Analogue
Science Art: Angiome Annulaire, by Dr. Michel Royon
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.”
And yes, it’s what you expect. LiveScience reports on the giant penis that’s redefining world history:
… Read the rest “New World’s oldest rock carving: “Little Horny Man.””The time frame during which humans first reached the Americas remains
Dolphins are people too.
Or so the Belfast Telegraph says, with a report on scientists devising a document outlining dolphin rights:
… Read the rest “Dolphins are people too.”A small group of experts in philosophy, conservation and dolphin behaviour
Flying squid. Yeah, that’s a relaxing concept.
Nature eases no one’s mind when the revered journal explains it’s actually more efficient for some squid fly than to swim:
… Read the rest “Flying squid. Yeah, that’s a relaxing concept.”Squid of many species have been seen to ‘fly’
Science Art: Amundsen Expedition Map of Antarctica, 1911-1912
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”
Corporate telepathy
New York Times takes a quick look at how retailers virtually read our minds by clocking all the little details:
… Read the rest “Corporate telepathy”There are, however, some brief periods in a person’s life when old routines
“The first human-humanoid handshake in space.”
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:
… Read the rest ““The first human-humanoid handshake in space.””On Wednesday,