Science Etcetera, Moonday 20080512

Posted on 12th May 2008 by ideonexus in Science Etcetera
  • My mother, who believes in astrology, says that mechanical devices are more likely to go haywire when Mars is in retrograde.

  • Retrograde Mars

    Retrograde Mars
    Image by Tunç Tezel (TWAN)
  • Frogs use ultrasonic mating calls.
  • A global hops shortage is forcing brewers to reformulate their beers.
  • Families are taking on science in court today over their belief that vaccines cause autism, a claim for which science has yet to find a link.
  • Hydrogen power is an awesome solution as a alternative fuel, but not for global warming as it won’t be viable for another 40 years.
  • Smarter fruit flies have shorter lifespans.
  • Dead bodies do not spread disease, and are cleaner in some respects than live ones.
  • There are lakes the size of the Great Lakes under the Antarctic ice, harboring life that hasn’t touched our atmosphere for millions of years.

  • Lake Vostok

    Lake Vostok
    Image UC Riverside
  • May 16th you can start going paperless with store receipts with allEtronic.
  • I mentioned this sort of thing in my SF book The Spiraling Web, hackers could use a security hole in gmail to spam users.
  • Many times throughout history several people have had the same big idea at once.
  • Stephen Hawking has started a project to find Einsteins in Africa.
  • Before the InterWebs, there were fanzines, Roger Ebert recalls this predecessor which set the format for our modern online dialogues.
  • Any kind of multitasking, be it cell phone, books on tape, or talking with passengers is dangerous for driving.
  • Imagine being the parent of a three-year-old boy who never sleeps.
  • Demo of Fold It protein folding game:


  • 1 Comment »

    1. dude, that looks cool.

      Comment by A-Dawg — May 12, 2008 @ 10:16 am

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