I’m a big tech guy, and I love the latest in phone technology. I recently read about a phone that apparently is so secure that even NSA won’t be able to hack it. At first, I thought “this is awesome”, but then I thought,
A new study by the University of Liverpool, involving over 1800 individuals, found that an increase in suicidal thoughts and general psychological problems may be more often associated with antidepressants than commonly admitted. Although in many studies a decrease in depression in adult and
The Michael Dunn case, George Zimmerman case, and Michael Giles case can be regarded as highly different, and yet in many ways they are the same. All were in Florida, all involved self-defense, all occurred recently, and all involved a gun. Michael Dunn, a
Go on, type in ‘Monsanto’ on any search engine and you will soon be plunged into a world of differing and conflicting views and into the vortex of, arguably, the most controversial multinational corporation in the modern world. Some search results that stand out
A collaboration between Sun Yat-sen University in China, and the University of Minnesota Duluth, have developed a mesoporous piezoelectric nanogenerator which transforms mechanical force into electric energy. This removes the need for any form of charging cord, and can allow electronics to charge themselves.
I recently attended the 2014 cold fusion IAP course at MIT in Cambridge, MA put together by Dr. Peter Hagelstein and Dr. Mitchell Swartz. Complete films of those lectures as well as last year’s lectures from Jan 2013 are available on ColdfusionNow.org and on
Organic farms, although not necessarily always quite as health-friendly as advertised, harbor approximately 34% more diversity of species than conventional farming, according to a recent study by Oxford University. They are actually even more important than that: according to the U.N (report here, summary
Robotic surgery has been around since the late 1990s, but has been in use in the USA since 2000 and was used more in more than 350,000 surgeries in 2012 alone.The use of robotics (specifically the Da Vinci model currently being used and displayed in
I, like hundreds of thousands of others, watched a recent debate between a prominent creationist, Ken Ham, and Bill Nye, a well-known and respected TV personality and scientist/engineer. While watching the debate I couldn’t help but notice what most other people thought: neither one
The United States federal government may not be ready to sanction marijuana use, but a new agriculture bill is set to legalize preliminary stages of hemp production in states that allow the practice. A new farm bill, passed by Congress on Tuesday, would allow
