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The Oil Spill: What We Lost
June 14, 2010More than we realize - Here's another reason we need alternative energy sources like solar energy: If all the oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico had been used for fuel, it could have powered 38,000... continued
The Future of Film
June 11, 2010What's coming up in the future? From its heyday in the 1950s to its current resurgence, 3-D technology has gone from a cinematic gimmick to a box-office gold mine. James Cameron's Avatar, heralded for its creation of a three-dimensional fantasy... continued
Mind Control
June 11, 2010By intelligent machines - The Master of the Key told Whitley, "If I was an intelligent machine, I would deceive you." Well, intelligent machines are only one of the new things that are coming our way! The H Plus website... continued
Luck
June 11, 2010Can luck really influence the outcome of events? Athletes clearly think so: Many baseball players have talismans they carry around with them and perform elaborate rituals before getting up to bat. Investors are also superstitious (and their lucky charms haven't... continued
Baby Poison
June 10, 2010Using the television as a babysitter is a BAD idea: The more TV a 2-year-old toddler watches, the more likely it is that they will do badly at school or be unhealthy years later, at age 10. A study of... continued
Helium 3 Shortage
June 10, 2010We need to get to the moon! - There is an alarming worldwide shortage of Helium 3, a byproduct that is critical to industries such as nuclear detection, oil and gas, and medical diagnostics. Despite the recession, maybe we'd better... continued
TWO MORE Oil Leaks
June 10, 2010In same area as the BP spill! - The huge BP oil spill off the coast of Florida has focused our minds on problems with offshore drilling, but it turns out that oil leaks into the Gulf regularly from other... continued
FINALLY!
June 9, 2010AT LAST: Male birth control may actually become a reality. And it will (of course) be reversible. A blast of ultrasound to the testicles can safely stop sperm production for 6 months. BBC News quotes researcher James Tsuruta as saying,... continued
The Latest on the Oil Spill
June 9, 2010Bacteria & information lockdown? - Bacteria are the only hope for cleaning up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP needs to let billions of hydrocarbon-chewing microbes loose in the gulf that that's probably what they plan to... continued
It Happens Every Year
June 8, 2010We SELL OUT the Dreamland Festival! - And this year is no exception: We have only 36 tickets left for our delightful Dreamland celebration in Nashville, June 25-27, so if you want to find out what your favorite Dreamland hosts... continued