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Posted on 30th October 2007 by ideonexus in Science Etcetera - Tags: links, science

Three Domain Tree of Life

Yet another reason to feel small and insignificant, check out the Three Domain Tree of Life.

The White House may have eviscerated the CDC’s report on the health effects of Global Warming, but, we can read the portions of Redacted Testimony of CDC Director Julie L. Gerberding.

Ada Byron wrote the world’s first computer program for Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, which would have calculated a series of Bernoulli Numbers. 100 years later, six young women programmed ENIAC, the first all-electronic programmable computer.

The bright side of peak oil (PDF)? Higher gas prices may combat obesity.

Plantoid Concept Robot

Interesting piece on a Plant Intelligence Lab that looks at the ways plants solve the problems of existing to produce solutions in robotics and telecommunications. The article never mentions it, but looking to nature for solutions in this manner is known as bionics.

I don’t know if this means I’m creative, or if I’m just lousy at math. See how you do on this test.

File this one under Guerilla Gardening, check out Moss Graffiti. Viva La Revolucion!!!

Being an optimist, but not an extreme optimist, is good for economic health.

Another reason to dread Hubble’s eventual demise, the telescope has recently photographed two galaxies dancing with one another:

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Comments (3)

3 Comments »

1. I got a brown crowbar :X

   Yay being a thief in D&D

   Comment by Nick Hamden — October 31, 2007 @ 10:48 am

2. ^– Huh??

   Comment by Clint — November 2, 2007 @ 12:49 pm

3. (Ryan scratching his head, because he doesn’t get it either.)

   Comment by ideonexus — November 3, 2007 @ 1:46 am

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