E-books need high-quality, inexepensive reading devices to really take off. Could these do the trick?

Here’s some good news on the hydrogen front–and just maybe good news for farmers here in Saskatchewan. Maybe wheat will be worth more as a source of ethanol some day than as a source of food!

Hard on the heels of Canadians lording their supposed sophisticated superiority over Americans when it comes to bare breasts–Canadians would never blow a gasket over such a minor thing as Janet Jackson’s mammary–they embarrass themselves mightily by getting in a tizzy over a hand puppet. Sad, sad, sad.

An interesting take on teen blogs providing a refuge for the bright and unconventional from stupid and insipid teaching. There was a time or two in my teen years I could have used one. And yes, I read ahead, too.

OK, the title doesn’t make a lot of sense, but here are three interesting mini-interviews with three “science fiction writers”–Michael Crichton, Octavia Butler and David Brin. I put “science fiction writers” in scare quotes because, frankly, most SF writers and critics don’t consider Crichton to actually be a science fiction writer.

Love on the Brain Copyright 2004 by Edward Willett Ah, Valentine’s Day. Flowers and chocolates for the one you love…romantic dinners…dancing…candlelight…ain’t love grand? Well, yes it is. It’s also fascinating fodder for scientists, for whom new research has revealed hints as to which parts of the brain are involved in the mysterious process of love. …

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I’m not the first person to point this out, but last week there were a lot of news stories about this poll, which shows that only 15 percent of Canadians would vote for George Bush; this is taken as proof that Canadians hate the man and his policies. Then, today, I read this articl in …

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USS Clueless offers a rousing defense of free speech–it ain’t treason to disagree with the government, even if you’re as dead wrong about most things as Michael Moore.

…and if you’re saying, “Who’s Don Cherry?”, then skip it. But if you know who he is, and why he’s in the Canadian news, then read what Mark Steyn has to say. As usual, I rather more agree with him than not–and even when I don’t agree with him, I admire the way he writes …

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Dr. Who lives,: as demonstrated by the name given these cool crystals: [2] Materials: TARDIS crystals (pp523-527) Scientists have made the roomiest crystals ever, according to a report in this week’s Nature. Omar M. Yaghi and colleagues claim that each gram of the new material has an internal surface area equivalent to about 17 tennis …

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It’s not just governments any more who have a shot at making it into space. Visit the X-Prize site regularly to see what’s up (literally) in the field of private spaceflight.

A new word for a big idea. I’m proud to say I’m pro-anthropoexpansionism. How about you?