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Let’s start by acknowledging that war is bad. People die, buildings are destroyed, stuff blows up and burns. But if you are going to have a war, is it possible to control the damage? Is it possible to kill only the bad guys without harming nearby civilians? Is it possible to destroy one building and [...]
White sugar isn’t good for the human body. Everyone knows that, especially if your mother yelled, “stop eating that junk!” every time you put a piece of candy in your mouth as a kid. But how bad for you is it? Is it bad enough to be considered a toxin? Two credible news outlets explore [...]
Cute Animal Friday: Herdwick Sheep
by Amanda Arnold | April 29, 2011
If you go the English Lake District to hunt tarns (as you should), you might walk by one of these: a Herdwick sheep. It’ll probably just stand there and stare at you like this.
There are lots of sheep in the Lake District, but Herdwick sheep are indigenous to the area — so they’re the special ones.
It was a concept car in 2009, and now it is a real car being manufactured in California. It’s called the Fisker Karma and it is a plug-in hybrid that should be able to compete with cars like the Chevy Volt and Tesla Roadster. Here’s a look: More info: First Drive: 2012 Fisker Karma And [...]
You asked: What happens to our sun once it runs out of fuel? Marshall Brain answers: Our sun is a giant fusion reactor floating in space. It is composed mostly of hydrogen and helium. In the sun’s core, hydrogen is fusing to form helium. Those fusion reactions produce the light and warmth that earth receives [...]
Prior to the advent of photography, if you wanted a lasting memento of your uncle’s dead face, you could either undertake the extremely expensive proposal of commissioning a painting — of which time was of the essence because of the putrefaction of the model — or you could have a death mask made.
Quakebook Project Breaks the Publishing Mold
by Charles W. Bryant | April 29, 2011
Hey there, folks. A good friend of mine who lives in Tokyo recently sent me an email about Quakebook — something I hadn’t heard of previously. Turns out it’s a really awesome project that has broken the publishing mold in many ways and helped raised money for the Red Cross at the same time. If you haven’t heard about it, here’s the skinny…
Surprise net decapitates truck and other reasons not to crash into barriers – “Have you ever had the urge to drive through a barrier, like in one of those action movies? Yeah, you probably won’t want to do that after watching this video from Barrier Systems, which explains with very few words why this is [...]
It’s a little 4-minute TED talk that demonstrates where the book is headed. It’s an electronic book with illustrations, maps, animations, videos, interactive graphics, etc. and built in: A next-generation digital book Software developer Mike Matas demos the first full-length interactive book for the iPad — with clever, swipeable video and graphics and some very [...]
Could a touch of measured caution and risk management, which is more inherent to women’s financial acumen, have prevented some of the costly mistakes that sent stock markets spiraling?
Barring a time machine that could give us a conclusive answer, here’s at least one bit of compelling evidence that it’s time to get more women managing massive amounts of money.
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