Science Etcetera, Mercuryday 20080730

Posted on 30th July 2008 by ideonexus in Science Etcetera

I want this periodic coffee table.

Periodic Table Coffee Table Credit: B.S Halpern/Science

A new study provides insight as to why poor people play the lottery more than other demographics, mostly because they feel it’s their only chance to rise economically.

Skeptical Hmmmmm… at this study showing meditation slows HIV progression, but will have to wait for a real scientists to critique it.

0.3% of the Saharan Sun is enough to power Europe.

In a lineup of photos people will incorrectly choose an enhanced version of themselves, when asked to pick the real one.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder leaves clear scars visible in brain images.

In two years HP plans to start building a Central Nervous System for the Earth, using a trillion sensors to monitor the health of our planet.

Another lunch martini? Geek Logik provides algebraic equations for daily decision-making.

Weeds are evolving resistance to herbicides. Some scientists believe it is gene-swapping with herbicide-resistant crops.

Companies are abusing the Carbon Market and making a mockery of it.

Livescience has five interesting facts about pain.

Compound produces greenshift when exposed to UV light:

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1. Pain article is intersting.

   Anyway — i wonder what that compound would do in a BLACKlight!

   Comment by ClintJCL — July 30, 2008 @ 10:54 am

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