Space & Physics
Saltine-Sized Satellites Set for Space
More than 100 tiny satellites are set to launch into space on April 14th, in a demonstration of a possible future inexpensive technology that could pave the way for the $1,000 satellite...
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Technology
Being Bad at Video Games Ups Aggression
A custom-designed video game that frustrated players left them at least as aggressive after playing as did other games famous for their violence. Larry Greenemeier reports
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Health
Beat Jet Lag With This Scientist-Developed App
Fed up with jet lag when you fly long distances? University of Michigan mathematicians have your back. They've developed a free app, available today, based on mathematical models that can tell you when to go outdoors and when to stay in bed to avoid the sleepiness and other side effects of crossing multiple time zones [...]..
Biology
Facebook Now Holding Your Audience for Ransom
I wasn't an early adopter of Facebook. I couldn't possibly have been less interested, but a friend asked that I join so we could keep in touch, so I obliged.
E-Cigarettes's Effect on Cells Similar to That of Tobacco Smoke
Questions are raised over the health effects of the devices, but new work still does not show that e-cigs cause cancer
Technology
Frustration of the day: unclear article numbers
Over the past couple of days, I have been reviewing some citations for student projects. Several of the students submitted citations in which they expressed confusion over what page numbers to include...
SatCam
Capture observations of sky and ground conditions at the same time that an Earth observation satellite is overhead
Biology
First-Ever Video of Critically Endangered Myanmar Snub-Nosed Monkeys
Here’s something you don’t see every day: video footage of the critically endangered Myanmar snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus strykeri), a species that was only discovered in 2010...
Mystery of Lithium Ion Batteries Solved
Researchers discover how charge transfer works
Environment
The World’s Most Viewed Landscape, A Decade Later
Anyone who booted up a Windows computer in the early 2000′s is likely familiar with the grassy hillsides and brilliant sky of “Bliss”, a 1996 photograph by California wine country photographer Charles O’Rear...
Technology
The Day the World's ATMs Stood Still--or Didn't
You're probably on tenterhooks wondering what will happen to your reliable, convenient ATM on April 8, the day Microsoft officially sticks a fork in its hugely popular Windows XP operating system...
Policy
Why I don’t buy print reference books
Last week, I was asked by an acquisitions editor at a publishing company to review a 2 page proposal for a new reference work that would be available in print and electronically.
Clock Your Sleep
Track your slumber in the city that never sleeps, and elsewhere
The Sciences
Neil deGrasse Tyson at 85% the Speed of Light
This video made me laugh harder than anything I’ve seen in a long time. Okay, except for some Louis CK videos. But for a non-comedian (allegedly)… this is hard to beat.
The Internet Doesn't Have to Be Free
A brief history of the war for Net neutrality
Fact or Fiction?: Your Car Is Hackable
Automotive computers controlling brakes, steering and door locks are vulnerable to tampering under certain conditions. But are random roadside cyber attacks a real threat?
When Big Data Marketing Becomes Stalking
Data brokers cannot be trusted to regulate themselves
The Net Neutrality Debate in 2 Minutes or Less
Who gets to control what's passing through those pipes?
Health
The Quest: How To Get A Medical Librarian To Do Your Search For Free
In my last blog post, I said one of the things I like so much about MedlinePlus (a service of the National Library of Medicine, or NLM) is that "the medical librarians at the NLM have already done a lot of the heavy lifting for you." I thought I'd give more detail about what I [...]..
Technology
Greatest Invention in Human History Helps You Avoid Certain People
The era of antisocial networking has begun with the development of apps such as Cloak, which identifies locations of your contacts so you don't have to see them. Larry Greenemeier reports
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