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Facebook and Controversy

Facebook and Controversy


Via: neetu2  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  6 Comments  •  10 years ago

Decapitation videos going into news feeds that can be viewed by anyone, including young people, often as young as 8 or 9, cannot be savory or healthy. Facebook finds itself, once again, in the...
Harvard University's robotic insect takes its first controlled flight (video)

Harvard University's robotic insect takes its first controlled flight (video)


Via: chloe  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  11 Comments  •  10 years ago

http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/03/harvard-universitys-robotic-insect-takes-its-first-controlled-f/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget There's hardly a...
"The Seed": Vegan Expo in NYC 4/18 & 4/19

"The Seed": Vegan Expo in NYC 4/18 & 4/19


Via: michael-c  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  7 Comments  •  10 years ago

From the Vegan American Princess website : I just wanted to remind you that The Seed 2013 will be taking place on Saturday, May 18th ,from 10am-6pm, and on Sunday, May 19th , from...
Mystery Cause of Irish Potato Famine Finally Solved - Mother Nature Network - May 22, 2013

Mystery Cause of Irish Potato Famine Finally Solved - Mother Nature Network - May 22, 2013


Via: jsbach  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  2 Comments  •  10 years ago

Mother Nature Network Mystery cause of Irish potato famine finally solved. After 168 years, the pathogen that created the blight has been identified and it may never be seen...
A ‘watch’ that stops unnecessary heart attack deaths

A ‘watch’ that stops unnecessary heart attack deaths


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  3 Comments  •  10 years ago

A watch that stops unnecessary heart attack deaths GE is banking on Oxitone wrist monitor to provide a heads-up for someone to get medical assistance before its too late. By Karin...
The world's biggest engines - fascinating information

The world's biggest engines - fascinating information


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  6 Comments  •  10 years ago

My brother just emailed this to me. It is an article about the engines that are used for super-tanker ships and others. I had never seen anything like these before, and it was something I had...
Hamburger-making machine churns out custom burgers at industrial speeds

Hamburger-making machine churns out custom burgers at industrial speeds


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  10 years ago

That's correct - a machine is being developed to put fast food workers out of a job. According to Momentum Machines, making burgers costs US$9 billion a year in wages in the United States...
Primary Care Doctor Shortage Set To Get Worse, USA

Primary Care Doctor Shortage Set To Get Worse, USA


Via: chloe  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  21 Comments  •  10 years ago

" The serious shortage of primary care doctors in America will get much worse unless the country reforms its graduate medical education system, researchers from the George Washington University...
Is the average housecat a physics genius ?

Is the average housecat a physics genius ?


Via: petey-coober  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  24 Comments  •  10 years ago

All I can say correctly is that it took someone with a detailed knowledge of physics to explain how cats do what they do . The good things about his explanation is : 1] He's correct 2] He...
Should We Fear "the End of Work"?

Should We Fear "the End of Work"?


Via: chloe  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  27 Comments  •  10 years ago

" The economy has been growing slowly, but corporate profits have soared as businesses have embraced new labor-saving technologies, doing everything and anything they can to avoid hiring...
How to prevent mosquitoes from invading your yard

How to prevent mosquitoes from invading your yard


Via: the-irascible-harry-krishner  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  10 years ago

But they can also transmit serious diseases including West Nile virus and malaria, and can expose dogs to heartworm. A September 2012 report by the World Health Organization and Environmental...
Smart Meter Antenna Damage Reported in Santa Cruz County- In Light of Government Inaction, Some Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands

Smart Meter Antenna Damage Reported in Santa Cruz County- In Light of Government Inaction, Some Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands


Via: wheel  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  4 Comments  •  10 years ago

As part of the heavily censored internal e-mails released by PG&E to the Bay Area media late last year after their Smart Meter Program Director William Devereaux was caught snooping on...
Finally a theory of black holes

Finally a theory of black holes


Via: petey-coober  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  18 Comments  •  10 years ago

The great Dr. Einstein is quoted as saying : Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. Explaining what happens in "black holes" has long been badly done . That's...
A Brief Message to my Friends-- 7/26 UPDATE

A Brief Message to my Friends-- 7/26 UPDATE


Via: dowser  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  88 Comments  •  10 years ago

All of us have hard times, and I'm certainly not immune! My mother has been seriously ill, and, as her only child, I've been trying to take care of her long distance. My mother had a seizure,...
Israel leads the world in blindness prevention

Israel leads the world in blindness prevention


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  5 Comments  •  10 years ago

Israel leads the world in blindness prevention Advances in prevention and treatment and making them accessible are credited with dropping rates of preventable blindness by more than half....
Why do sailors use the terms "Port" and "Starboard" instead of "Left" and "Right"?

Why do sailors use the terms "Port" and "Starboard" instead of "Left" and "Right"?


Via: the-irascible-harry-krishner  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  10 years ago

Photo credit: "The Cheeseblintz Files" A very interesting "story within a story". (Link)
A 360TB disc that holds data for more than 1 million years?

A 360TB disc that holds data for more than 1 million years?


Via: z  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  5 Comments  •  10 years ago

I n the future, we might be able to save our history to a glass storage medium that could potentially outlive humankind . The new type of memory also touts mind-blowing specifications, such...
Prostate Cancer needs a new look and possibly a new treatment in many cases. Not Surgery and Chemotherapy ?????

Prostate Cancer needs a new look and possibly a new treatment in many cases. Not Surgery and Chemotherapy ?????


Via: retired-military-ex-republican  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  4 Comments  •  10 years ago

A recent study done in three Different countries finds that Prostate Cancer is way more prevelant than previously believed. When 400 Males in the united States were Given Autopsies for deaths from...
This is an amazing view of life and health, and its relation to stress.

This is an amazing view of life and health, and its relation to stress.


Via: the-irascible-harry-krishner  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  4 Comments  •  10 years ago

Conventional western medicine (AKA "mostly ineffective if not often outright dangerous medicine") does not approve of some of the concepts mentioned in this video. Because, for one thing, if this...
electric motorcycles being used by a police department

electric motorcycles being used by a police department


Via: petey-coober  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  29 Comments  •  10 years ago

SJSU police officers switch to electric motorcycles This short video describes the introduction of electric motorcycles for the police at San Jose State U ....
the Love Hormone has two sides to it

the Love Hormone has two sides to it


Via: petey-coober  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  13 Comments  •  10 years ago

Love Hormone Gives You Fear & Anxiety - Discovery News 11 hours ago, DNews Oxytocin (aka the Love Hormone) is supposed to make you feel all warm and cuddly. But according to new research, it's...
Improved Shoe Security for Airport Travelers

Improved Shoe Security for Airport Travelers


Via: the-irascible-harry-krishner  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  3 Comments  •  10 years ago

The typically long lines at the security check will be cut in half at some worldwide airports thanks to this machine. The Magshoe, created by IDO Security in Israel after the...
Scientists discover what’s killing the bees and it’s worse than you thought

Scientists discover what’s killing the bees and it’s worse than you thought


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  30 Comments  •  10 years ago

BEE APOCALYPSE NOW http://qz.com/107970/scientists-discover-whats-killing-the-bees-and-its-worse-than-you-thought/ As weve written before, the mysterious mass die-off of honey bees...
A Highly Dangerous Fungus is Escalating in our Southwest

A Highly Dangerous Fungus is Escalating in our Southwest


Via: ambivalent  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  11 Comments  •  10 years ago

mystery-illness-valley-fever The consequences of this illness are frightening. Scientific researchers believe climate change has a lot to do with its rise.
Evacuated Tube Transport

Evacuated Tube Transport


Via: larry-hampton  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  5 Comments  •  10 years ago

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