December 2008
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Review of solutions to global warming, air... →
This Stanford paper reviews and ranks major proposed energy-related solutions to global warming, air pollution mortality, and energy security while considering other impacts of the proposed solutions, such as on water supply, land use, wildlife, resource availability, thermal pollution, water chemical pollution, nuclear proliferation, and undernutrition.
Review of solutions to global warming, air... →
Eisenhower and Climate Change →
in April 1953, President Eisenhower made the following speech about the Cold War:
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from…
Eisenhower and Climate Change →
in April 1953, President Eisenhower made the following speech about the Cold War:
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from…
WebAlive: A Virtual World that Means Business →
The campus with its tapered lawns, water fountains, and post-modern styled buildings, were typical of any professional campus. Only this wasn’t just any campus. It was Nortel’s virtual online campus in WebAlive, its new virtual world service.
Apple, Mozilla gain ground on Microsoft for Web... →
Half-brain micro-napping →
A new study published online in the journal Biology Letters suggests a behavioural adaptation which enables the Swainson’s thrush (Catharus ustulatus) to rest one hemisphere of their brain for short periods of time while keeping the other hemisphere fully awake.
Beyond Change.Gov →
Why the Obama White House will have a New Media Department at its core. If you are interested in the future of politics or thinking about how social networks on the web will affect business and brands then you have to read this to get a handle on the extent of how this was used in the election of Barack Obama
New Laser Technique Seals And Heals Wounds →
Using carbon dioxide lasers to seal wounds inside the body and out with a technique known as “laser welding,” a team of Tel Aviv University researchers have perfected a new device to heat body tissue in a precisely controlled manner.
Good Morning America Coverage - Cure for... →
Three young adults with virtually no vision can now read several lines on an eye chart and see better in dimly lit settings thanks to an innovative gene therapy aiming to reverse blindness in a severe form of retinitis pigmentosa known as Leber congenital amaurosis or LCA. One person was even able to better navigate an obstacle course several weeks after receiving the therapy. See video coverage.
HSBC's in-flight magazine puts customers in charge →
HSBC is offering passengers at London’s Heathrow Terminal 1 the opportunity to create their own in-flight magazine. It will allow customers to choose the celebrity writers they are most interested in.