Archive for April 25th, 2009

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Apr
09

Weird Science: How tumors form

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Apr
09

How long before the REAL Terminators??

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Categories: My Life My Thoughts

Terminator IV is coming out and with a bang…the bang being an explosive combo of Christian Bale and McG. But am I seeing the rise of the machines here? I just read in Wired that “Adam,” a robot capable of carrying out the entire scientific process (formulating hypotheses, designing and running experiments, analyzing data, and deciding which experiments to run next) exists. Thinking bots! Should we start thinking about REAL terminators chasing us…just a thought!

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Apr
09

The Invention of The Bicycle

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Although modern men may have invented the wheels, it took mother earth to invent the bicycle. Just read

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  • Female Ducks’ Twisty Tracts Defend Against Screwy Males December 23, 2009
    The first intimate duck videos show that it’s mate and checkmate in the battle of the sexes. High-speed cameras document that a male Muscovy duck can fully extend his 20-centimeter penis in a third of second, says evolutionary biologist Patricia Brennan of Yale University (Watch the researcher’s video). That may be about all the time he [...]
    Susan Milius, Science News
  • 7 Tipping Points That Could Transform Earth December 23, 2009
    When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issue its last report in 2007, environmental tipping points were a footnote. A troubling footnote, to be sure, but the science was relatively new and unsettled. Straightforward global warming was enough to worry about. But when the IPCC meets in 2014, tipping points — or tipping elements, in academic [...] […]
    Brandon Keim
  • Think Koalas Are Cute? Thank Eucalyptus and Evolution December 22, 2009
    Modern koalas are known for their cuteness, nearly exclusive eucalyptus-leaf diet, and the unexpectedly weird noises they make. Now, new research into their ancient ancestors shows that the koalas’ odd appeal arose through the evolutionary interplay between an increasing reliance on an odd food supply and the need to maintain distinct ear structures fo […]
    Alexis Madrigal
  • Reactor Drawings Make Nuclear History Beautiful December 22, 2009
    > Not all nuclear reactors are built alike. Power plant designs can vary in their fuels, coolants and configurations, a fact beautifully illustrated by a series of reactor wall charts originally published in issues of Nuclear Engineering International during the 1970s and 1980s. Since then, the charts have been lovingly collected [...] […]
    Alexis Madrigal
  • Feathered Dinosaurs Were Venomous Predators December 21, 2009
    Early dinosaurs weren’t just covered in feathers. They were also poisonous. Analysis of skulls belonging to different species of Sinornithosaurus, a group of feathered predatory theropods that lived 125 million years ago in what is now northeast China, shows skeletal features reminiscent of modern rear-fanged snakes and lizards. Sinornithosaurus‘ […]
    Brandon Keim