June 2009
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50 books of our times: What to read now and why →
Jun 29th
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Cool evolution: Plant pretends to be ill to avoid...
A leaf damaged by mining moths (left) compared to one faking it (right). A plant that pretends to be ill has been found growing in the rain forests of Ecuador. The plants feigns sickness to stop it being attacked by insect pests known as mining moths, which would otherwise eat its healthy leaves. It is the first known example of a plant that mimics being ill, and could also explain a common...
Jun 23rd
Jun 23rd
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'Invisible' houses →
Jun 23rd
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Jun 23rd
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Jun 23rd
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Are the oceans actually responsible for Earth's... →
“Earth’s magnetic field, long thought to be generated by molten metals swirling around its core, may instead be produced by ocean currents, according to controversial new research published this week. It suggests that the movements of such volumes of salt water around the world have been seriously underestimated by scientists as a source of magnetism. If proven, the research...
Jun 16th
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Absolute hot →
Jun 16th
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Jun 13th
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Jun 12th
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Jun 11th
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Why Men Prefer Direct Pick-Up Lines →
Jun 11th
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Asperatus: gathering storm to force new cloud name →
Jun 10th
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The Recession-Friendly Guide to Going Out: 23 Fun... →
Jun 9th
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US breakthrough promises "solar panels" that work... →
As every good physicist knows, just because it is dark does not mean there is no light. Or, to put it another way, we are constantly surrounded by infrared light that the earth radiates as heat after absorbing energy from the sun during the day. Now researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) claim to have unlocked the secret of harnessing that energy through...
Jun 9th
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Tiny digger turns deserts into gardens →
Jun 9th
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Jun 8th
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Buddhist Work: Things I Learned About Work from my... →
Jun 8th
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5 things that are holding you back in life →
Jun 8th
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Jun 8th
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Jun 8th
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Jun 6th
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Pyramid Farm: Vertical Agriculture for 2060 →
Jun 3rd
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Recipe: Fudgy Brownie Cookies
http://www.lifesambrosia.com/2009/05/fudgy-brownie-cookies-recipe.html
Jun 3rd
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Game: Polynomial
http://dmytry.pandromeda.com/games/index.html This is the most stellar (lulz) and relaxing game I’ve played in a while. “It combines classic space shooter gameplay with mathematically generated scenery and today’s special effects. You fly around, collect some things, shoot up some other things, avoid getting shot, all while watching the scenery and models. Alternatively, you...
Jun 3rd
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Neutron Stars: Billions of Times Stronger Than... →
Jun 3rd
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Jun 2nd
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25 nifty body hacks →
Jun 1st
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Jun 1st
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my thoughts on skydiving
I skydove(dived?) for the first time yesterday.  Here are my thoughts: Human beings aren’t meant for falling, at least not the way I did it.  Falling out of a plane from 15,000 feet at 120mph is not natural.  As human beings or even as mammals, we generally hate falling… and my body knows this.  My body can’t shake the experience. As I type this, nearly 30 hours after my jump,...
Jun 1st