Cutting edge thinking on harnessing the enzyme activity of bacteria to power appliances such as laptops. Some might begin to worry about the 'design' element when applied to bacteria or other living matter and the...
***OPINION***"My reactions are based on an article titled Israel-Syria Peace Deal Could Threaten Iran, Hezbollah. When you only read the title you think that things are improving (snicker, snicker) in the Middle...
Many people waited in long lines yesterday to get a glimpse at the new 'Newseum' on Pennsylvania Avenue. The museum has 14 galleries, 15 theatres and many interactive studios so visitors can act out the role of a...
highlighted by amyjudd | 25 wks ago | updated 25 wks ago 555 views | 4 comments
"A group of researchers has developed a novel way to view the world through the eyes of a common fly and partially decode the insect’s reactions to changes in the world around it. The research fundamentally alters...
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"(Reuters) - A majority of Dutch people want an anti-Koran film made by a politician to be broadcast even though they fear it will stoke tension with Muslims and harm relations with Arab countries, a poll showed on...
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FDA is asking the manufacturers of denture cleansers to revise labeling and to consider appropriate alternatives to an ingredient in their products. This action is in response to reports of 73 severe reactions linked to these cleansers, including at least one death.
The...
There is quite an uproar today regarding the FDA warning about Botox and it's
competitor Myobloc. Sixteen of the cases reported were fatal, including four involving children under 18, Public Citizen said.
Botox...
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It's hard to determine whether Mark Zuckerberg's appearance on "60 Minutes" will be a help or a hindrance to Facebook's corporate image, but it certainly made one thing clear: Zuckerberg may well be a robot from the...
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Beauty queens who blather on about world peace are twoa-penny, so my friends' reactions when I told them about Nazanin Afshin-Jam were predictably cynical. 'She was a Red Cross worker who entered Miss World and...
"The common media reactions to Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s speech at the U.N., Columbia University President Bollinger’s introduction to the President Ahmadinejad’s talk on campus, President Bush’s remarks at the U.N. on Iran, and Sen. Lieberman’s...
I'm not highlighting the article below for a "gotcha" piece, but to point out a funny little instance of the identity crisis of online reportage. Ease of reference shouldn't seduce us into knee-jerk associations...
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"Widely heralded as one of the most important artists of his generation, Olafur Eliasson nimbly merges art, science, and natural phenomena to create extraordinary multisensory experiences. Challenging the passive nature of traditional art-viewing, he engages the observer as...
To me this seems like a no brainer, but parents are a diverse and funny bunch. I'm a few months pregnant so I've been gravitating towards stories about babies and child birth, which is why I spotted this. I had high...
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Let me ask you a hypothetical question. What do you think America would do if Canadian soldiers were firing dozens of missiles every day into Buffalo, N.Y.? What do you think our response would be if Mexican troops for two years had launched daily rocket attacks on San...
"In March 2006, Carnegie senior associates Amr Hamzawy, Marina Ottaway, and Nathan Brown explored the ambiguous position of moderate Islamist movements on crucial political issues—what the authors referred to as “gray zones”. The paper elicited many responses, positive...