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New Approach Sheds Light On Ways Circadian Disruption Affects Human Health
Growing evidence indicates that exposure to irregular patterns of light and darkness can cause the human circadian system to fall out of synchrony with the 24-hour solar day, negatively affecting human health — but scientists have been unable to effectively study the...
Global Disruption” More Accurately Describes Climate Change, Not “Global ...
This is a great interview with John Holdren, a professor of environmental policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and lawyer Stephen Susman who is representing Kivalina islanders, Native Alaskan people who have to be moved, because of global warming, to the... Beginner Quilting
The name quilt refers to a coverlet which is made up of up to three layers and the act of stitching all the three layers together as one. Likewise, the term quilter refers to a person who does or makes the quilt. Human habits tracked by mobile phones
I know where I am and what I am doing - most of the time. Here's a look at the findings of this study..."The study concludes that humans are creatures of habit, mostly visiting the same few spots time and time...Tracking cell phone use could help curb epidemics -- study
Tracking demographic movement through cell phone usage can potentially curtail spread of communicable diseases, researchers found." Scientists searching for patterns in seemingly random human movements have found that people, in the aggregate, go about their daily lives with...Targeting the Latinos in 2008: Old patterns with new twists
"Latinos have received significant attention during the 2008 presidential campaign. Democratic and Republican contenders have made numerous efforts to persuade Latinos to vote for them, while issues of importance to many Latinos—e.g., immigration reform, anti-immigrant...Ethanol Industry: Jobs Are Better Than Food?
These guys are pretty adamant that ethanol is great for the country. I'd appreciate your input:"The ethanol industry seems to be on the warpath against bad press (maybe that’s just my impression), which it’s been...Gucci Rocks 'Boho-Deluxe' Gypsy Chic
Tapestries, gypsies, and cross-stitching at Gucci? I'm still stuck on the big gold glam of interlocking G's and sleek, svelte silhouettes. Recycle them rock clichés!"The vast Ukrainian-patterned carpet said it all about the boho-deluxe theme at Gucci on Wednesday. The...Nabaztag Wifi Smart Rabbit
"So you are probably wondering if a rabbit can really be “smart”? Well this bunny can teach you tai chi, read your e-mail, report the weather or stock market, pull RSS feeds and tell you the time. We’d say...Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University one step closer to mind reading sca...
Most scientists have dismissed the idea of reading minds using technology as pure science fiction, but Carnegie Mellon University researchers have moved a step closer to doing so. Not only have they been able to...Death of traditional media has been greatly exaggerated, report says
Interesting that every report prior to this, every statistic to date points to the news in a paper format as becoming obsolete. 8,000-year-old take on Noah's Ark
First Nations had a similar legend about Lake Agassiz and the rising waters around central Canada, so similar to Greeks and Turks legends about the Black sea's earthen dam separating the mediterranean breaking way... Scans reveal lost gravestone text
"Illegible words on church headstones could be read once more thanks to a scan technology developed in the US.
Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University are making high resolution 3D scans of tombstones to reveal the carved patterns in the stone.
A computer matches the... That Friday Feeling
I can relate but who in the blazes has time to goof-off? Not me! Sheesh!"That Friday Feeling Reuters August 3, 2007 at 5:19 AM EDT LONDON — British businesses are losing more than £50-million ($106-million)...Global warming has already changed world's rainfall patterns: study
"A study has yielded the first confirmation that global warming is already affecting world's rainfall patterns, bringing more precipitation to northern Europe, Canada and northern Russia but less to swathes of sub-Saharan Africa, southern India and Southeast Asia. The changes...
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