I didn’t see the TV adaptation of Earthsea. Based on Ursula K. Le Guin’s reaction, I think I’m glad.
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Man bites dog!
Deadline pressure raises health risk!
I think I’ll tell my various editors this.
Take two Christmas trees and call me in the morning
My wife and I just spent an inordinate amount of money on a genuine Christmas tree. This, naturally, sent me to the Internet in search of scientific proof that genuine Christmas trees are superior to artificial trees–and guess what? I found it! Well, sort of. It seems that researchers in Finland have discovered that that …
Frogs do it, why don’t we do it?
Survive freezing, that is. Scientists are trying to figure out the wood frog’s anti-freeze mechanism, which allows them to survive being frozen solid for months. Suspended animation for humans? Well, not anytime soon–but it could lead to better ways to preserve organs for transport.
A vaccine for Type 1 diabetes?
The first human tests have begun on a vaccine for Type 1 diabetes. If it pans out, it’s still five to 10 years away. I had an aunt who died of diabetes and have friends today who suffer from it, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Just how are they holding their laptops?
By now, you’re bound to have seen the widespread news reports about a study that suggests using a laptop computer on your lap could affect your fertility–assuming you’re male, that is. This story was on the front page of the newspaper yesterday, which made me a bit self-conscious as I sat in the coffee shop …
New weight-loss program
A new way to lose weight! (Or, more accurately, considering the environment, mass.) Join the International Space Station crew.
Australian device detects drowsy drivers
This looks like a really interesting story, but I fell asleep before I made it all the way to the……endzzzzzzz…
Why we enjoy Christmas
I love the Christmas season–everything from the decorations to the TV specials. And now, a new study reveals that so do most other people–or, at least, they enjoy the things that Christmas entails. How people choose to use their time, and how they experience their day-to-day activities and settings, is of interest to everyone from …
"Conditions at Meridiani may have been habitable"
In a special issue, the magazine Science notes the conclusion from a Cornell University-led Mars rover science team: “Liquid water was once present intermittently at the martian surface at Meridiani, and at times it saturated the subsurface. Because liquid water is a key prerequisite for life, we infer that conditions at Meridiani may have been …
Da Vinci Project builds balloon
The Da Vinci Project keeps moving ahead; it’s announced that it has completed construction and flight qualification of the world’s largest reusable helium balloon, which will carry the Wild Fire MK VI spacecraft to its launch altitude ot 21.3 kilometres. They’re looking at a launch early in 2005 now, they say.
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