Science Etcetera, Marsday 20080624

June 24th, 2008

I love it when artistic types make science hip, check out these t-shirts from SCIENCE! (HT oranchak).

Martian Girl Next Door
Credit: Science!

I’m down with McCain’s call for a $300 Million Dollar government prize for anyone who develops a new vehicle battery “at 30 percent of current costs.” This is good incentive, but we still need to revoke the oil company tax breaks.

CORRECTION: According to the Brazilian government, the unknown tribe photographed from the air, was discovered in 1910.

CORRECTION CORRECTION: The man who took the photo has admitted it was a publicity stunt (HT flyingsirkus).

Summer is bringing out the Noctilucent Clouds, so high in the atmosphere they continue reflecting sunlight after Twilight (HT Carolyn).

Northrop Grumman has been tasked with developing “Brain-Wave Binoculars,” a helmet which will monitor the wearer’s electrical brain activity and alert them to targets their subconscious recognizes but their consciousness misses.

The starter’s gun at Olympic races gives the inside track a 150 millisecond advantage as it takes sound that long to reach the outside track.

Check out Eye of Science for some absolutely unreal microscopic photography that I can’t post samples of here for being copyrighted.

Oh great! First I’m going nuts trying to decide between a Prius or a Smartcar, and now the Technical University of Berlin comes up with the TRON-cycle-looking CLEVER.

Compact Low Emissions Vehicle for Urban Transport (CLEVER)

Healthy living turns off tumor-promoting genes and turns on the genes to prevent disease.

Did the FDA allow Durex to release condoms that don’t work???

The problem of peak water isn’t that the planet is running out. There’s plenty of water, it’s just that it’s unevenly distributed and mismanaged.

Neanderthals were equally technologically advanced (if not more advanced) as homo sapiens.

Homer’s Odyssey documents a solar eclipse that occurred in 1178 B.C..

The astronauts on board the ISS will be able to vote, so McCain and Obama please plan your campaign stops accordingly.

Not only is multi-tasking bad for your productivity, task-switching is detrimental also.

Chemistry Humor: Chemical Party

2 comments to “Science Etcetera, Marsday 20080624”

I’ve probably said this before, but:

Anyone interested in the water “shortage” situation should also check out this informative chart I stole:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clintjcl/274762201/
(click on “all sizes”)
by ClintJCL June 24th, 2008 at 9:10 am
I second everyone checking out that chart. : )
by ideonexus June 24th, 2008 at 8:08 pm