http://blog.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2011, Megite 30 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:30:32 EDT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_1 ffd8c0a6570a16a201d4d8937fee223b Aboard the International Space Station, an Expedition 28 crew member captured views of intensifying Hurricane Irene from an altitude of 225 miles at 3:33 p.m. EDT on Aug. 22, 2011, as the tropical system passed to the north of Hispaniola. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:42:58 -0400 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_2 2bae7fd6583b3e23c23385408ff67907 TAIPEI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian suppliers to Apple Inc have begun manufacturing a lower-priced version of its hot-selling iPhone 4 with a smaller 8 gigabyte flash drive, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:44:09 -0400 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_3 236d29d3550636f6ab18a874ac1afb8c TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rebels battled on Tuesday around Muammar Gaddafi's headquarters, where a son of the veteran leader had emerged overnight to confound reports of his capture and to rally cheering loyalists for a rearguard fightback. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:41:47 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_4 945af17c1f2fdcea491a3addefeef50d Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T03:40:57-07:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_5 e6e45835345e11ac4685185bf89c9372 (PhysOrg.com) -- Billions of tons of carbon trapped in high-latitude permafrost may be released into the atmosphere by the end of this century as the Earth’s climate changes, further accelerating global warming, a new computer modeling study indicates. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:05:47 -0500 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_6 ba54f8678e07e94a7aac3da8e3d1bab9 Gil Dodgen over at Dembski's Home for Wayward Sycophants says that one of the main influences in his conversion from an "obnoxious, nasty, self-aggrandizing, pathetically prideful atheist" to an obnoxious, nasty, self-aggrandizing, pathetically prideful Christian was Dennis Prager. And he highly recommends Prager University , Prager's sad ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:00:56 PDT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_7 860aa4baab3b176cddbdc77c817fde51 “Be a fountain not a drain,” an expression used by baseball announcer Rex Hudler, is one that has motivational content particularly in terms of an individual included as part of a team. I would suggest that this expression would be appropriate when considering a basic team in medical practice: the doctor-patient relationship. It is ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0500 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_8 cbae2bd952c2de41745d28643c5af094 Our new Scienceblogs overlords sure have great timing with their new pseudonymous blogging rules. For those who haven't run across that yet, National Geographic has decided to eliminate pseudonyms and force everyone with a blog remaining here (which is already dwindling) to blog under their real names. Meanwhile, out here in the real world, there' (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:44:55 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_9 74e4f2a93e12c2a57195c15b8e14f0f6 Google is working on further integrating Google+ within its other services. One of the first steps it's taking in order to do that involves showing recent Google+ posts within Gmail. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:41:47 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_10 fed3786689ea993697214b9cd471b221 Twitter is rolling out a new feature called "user galleries" right now. It's basically a neat and organized way to view the last 100 photos you or another user tweeted — all in one place. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:09:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_11 9dfe224eed04eb62f3ce01075fc5da38 Why are unproven therapies so popular, asks physician Edzard Ernst , who has spent 18 years researching alternative medicines – and thinks homeopathy works (full text available to subscribers) (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:04:18 -0700 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:20:04 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_13 3fb96d952509435b322031935f18ec39 The scientists reported in an IEEE journal that the system's range is four times greater than that of a conventional antenna worn on the body. The technology could potentially be applied in a number of fields, but is primarily designed for military use. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:41:47 GMT Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:41:47 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_15 ecbd4110de02106aa3500e8cfbec92a8 Dish on Monday applied for a waiver to the Federal Communications Commission that would allow it to used its recently acquired spectrum to build a wireless network, according to Credit Suisse analyst Jonathan Chaplin. The company plans to build a 4G LTE Advanced network, he said, adding that it has committed to a "realistic" buildout schedule. (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T09:11:18-04:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_16 c07fd6614909326679431d2715b3a1f9 This was in my mailbox upon my return from vacation. Really Lynne? 9th edition? (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T12:44:00.000+01:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_17 0da58a7e08eb5d95403bd4756d6d2b34 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:56:23 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_18 1cc7f1ce5f964ccafa827989472cdfc7 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:52:04 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_19 5ee681e033257a57f75122deef851967 August 23, 2011, Investor’s Business Daily It won’t matter which light bulbs we use as the administration’s implementation of cross-state pollution rules shuts down coal plants across the country. Where will the jobs be when the lights go out? It’s … Continue reading → (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:30:00 EST http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/1#item_20 f1648dd9e3b8012edd26b04c558b0aad Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:33:06 -0500 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_1 4ccb3ebc198afc397e6c67bc4fd9492c Erm, better late than never? Links for you. Science: Sentences You Will Probably Never Read in a Published Paper The GOP candidates have no time for your "science," scientists 13-Year-Old Looks at Trees, Makes Solar Power Breakthrough Global Warming is a Litmus Test For US Republicans Other: Does Rand Paul question the HIV AIDS link? Tentpoled ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:30:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_2 80602b10b700bdcc7e0de4d82dab08b1 With everyone trying to muscle into the tablet market, Lenovo's entry is a credible contender. (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T12:14:00+00:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_3 c3bbbc2936a0f020dd8d6c3ef7b93037 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:00:00 PDT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_4 e6687f2f137ab60f88900d1f4510aec4 Patients suffering from an aggressive brain cancer will benefit from the results of a University of Illinois study that could advance the development of targeted gene therapies and improve prognosis... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:03:18 EDT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_5 01ba4c585cd151ead35eb44cb87cef55 Yesterday, "amateur" astronomer César Cantú took an amazing mosaic image of the Sun, showing our star boiling and writhing under its own dynamic forces: (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:03:18 EDT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_6 db7a737c1616f5b836a52f182fdacc24 ClearEdge Power is making what it hopes is the Goldilocks of fuel cells, a power source big enough for a business or school but less expensive than larger, high-end models. (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T07:55:42-04:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_7 d969e19e84578a591a2b61b938a40df1 I spent the last week researching the tragedy of the commons in the Chesapeake Bay region. Crab cakes, steamed crabs, crab imperial, steamed shrimp, shrimp salad (ok, the shrimp were probably not from the Chesapeake). And I had a couple* of Dogfish...but they don't seem to be in short supply.... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:51:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_8 5eb935d9b7dbd7add88aa21df69550d8 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:50:20 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_9 97034ca0c1dce3c4940ee5e7ea559089 The federal government has received a surge in complaints in recent months about failed hip replacements, suggesting that serious problems persist with some types of artificial hips even as researchers scramble to evaluate the health dangers. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:30:00 EST http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_10 e1ee1515f790a02bb86146a5f8c81108 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:28:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_11 ce2ed63277234c35a56e5141ec01eade Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T12:26:00.000+01:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_12 d39ccdf7893006e3e4cc64f1af959b5b Hat tip: http://arbroath.blogspot.com/ (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:18:08 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_13 700a25b047744bd163c85bc4e8cb8c6c CCTV that can automatically monitor criminal behaviour and track suspects is being developed by UK scientists. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:17:05 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_14 f202a17e175365c6ff33e95bfa620f04 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:17:05 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_15 e756d0a09b5a028ab9f39a413409073b I first heard about the secret bookshop, Brazenhead Books, from my friend Rachel Rosenfelt, founder of the literary website The New Inquiry. Rachel described Brazenhead as a mecca for book lovers and as one of those rare New York City gems, an extremely fascinating, yet unknown, spot. (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T13:00:55+02:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_16 13826214e324f56d83f5e08fc20cb009 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:00:06 PDT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_17 96aaa8a4b80bdb083644b89cdb84b16a Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:53:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_18 ea23a40a6a4b0a72567c1cc49f84d28f Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T03:46:14-07:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_19 6c10a3bb7a5544f3caee9784945e4578 Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T03:45:09-07:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/21#item_20 57d3d9fe7503e08dfa580ed85133e1a6 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:38:19 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_1 7564de462b0dcda443eda825ce298a8a Scientists isolate the yeast species that led to the discovery of lager from the wilds of Argentina. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:38:19 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_2 16a7b0fad60334af7ab5f6ac3fd2daf8 LONDON -( Dow Jones )- AstraZeneca PLC's (AZN) breast cancer drug ..... Executive Andrew Dillon. He urged AstraZeneca , patient organizations and other ..... guidance for the NHS in January 2012. AstraZeneca said it was disappointed at NICE … (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:30:00 EST http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_3 3522b7499b2a34b2c162b4dfcc0ce0dc Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:30:00 EST http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_4 2b24b3603b4953e022c710baf7d33d7b Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T12:11:31+02:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_5 f5e2c7f88a80b4370d8c07456c28f385 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:05:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_6 b4b2aff477dc72cfce5c20d3fda891c2 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:00:00 PDT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_7 c78a0d79f0831053d0d709243ef0a3c9 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:00:00 PDT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_8 ad628dc47f009fd4783d1023633b86d6 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:06:41 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_9 ad124a6a4e143d33fc09896be988a418 Early trees tamed rivers and changed landscapes forever (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:06:41 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_10 7f2924cd4309cd0ee5451b39ef939eb4 Risk stratification for cardiovascular disease (CVD) improved significantly with the addition of homocysteine level to the Framingham Risk Score, investigators reported. (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T07:56:34-05:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_11 66e517e913e40a28f55220299f0c84d5 Saif al-Islam, the son of Muammar Gaddafi who was reported captured by Libyan opposition forces on Sunday, has made a defiant public appearance in Tripoli. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:38:09 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_12 860024b89e37c7d17d4b17f02561048a Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T10:15:56+02:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_13 45f94c7b2136c2d8a7dee8c622610125 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_14 bb0fb7f21f1aecce2235837abfc96b45 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:57:42 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_15 b4013c73111034b154896dea4b657c86 For years, scientists thought they understood the skeleton. It serves as structural support for the body. It stores calcium and phosphate. It contributes to blood cell development. And it serves, indispensably, as the creepy mascot of Halloween. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:20:59 -0500 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_16 6a74e2bb4f465ab736758ab88223eb00 Image credit Tim De Chant David Owen and Edward Glaeser tell us that density is a good thing, and that the closer together people live, the less energy they use per capita. Richard Florida tells us that it makes us more creative. Now Tim de Chant tells us that it was ever thus; he writes that Read the full story on TreeHugger (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:48:18 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_17 632a1415425b98dbad7c647a69525b41 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:00:24 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_18 5de80bdfcf0f39a75593043a250a572f MIT student Christian Reed built this pneumatic grappling hook launcher. As surprising as it is, there really is no where on the internet where I found any decent instructions on how to make a grappling hook gun. Figuring it would not be that hard to make, I decided to design and make one myself. [Via [...] (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T00:25:00-06:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_19 1414cd04b5042d1d3c5e25c618153894 MY RATING : BRIEF SYNOPSIS : A mountaineer guide/smuggler gets caught in the intrigue of magicians when desperation leads him to transport a sorcerer on the run into a country restrictive of magic. MY REVIEW PROS : Spot-on scenes set in the mountains written by someone comfortable and familiar with such a milieu; a vividly described secondary ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T09:27:40+02:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/41#item_20 90bcc8e7c59a4af42c9ab84fabde5c76 Eine neue Karte zeigt: Die Antarktis ist keine starre Eiskappe, sondern ein weit verzweigtes Gletschernetz. Eismassen schieben sich Tausende Kilometer über den Kontinent. Das zeigen von der Raumfahrtbehörde ESA veröffentlichte Forschungsergebnisse des Internationalen Polarjahres 2007/08. (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T00:18:00-06:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_1 68c2785fdae84794cb4a34dacad0d81d Innsmouth Free Press has posted the table of contents for Future Lovecraft edited Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Paula R. Stiles, an original anthology of Lovecraftian science fiction stories: In no particular order... "Inky, Blinky, Pinky, Nyarlathotep" by Nick Mamatas "In This Brief Interval" by Ann K. Schwader "Dark of the Moon" by James S. Dorr "A ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:51:25 -0500 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_2 84a5d68c7be46e91596bd79046bcda73 Whenever we talk about the production of cocaine fueling rainforest destruction , or the electricity consumption of indoor marijuana growing , many commenters decry that it is prohibition that causes these negative impacts, not the drug itself. There is, of course, some truth to that fact. We know, for example, that Read the full story on ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T07:15:59Z http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_3 e5a4e397e1df0475b47b76977c48761a Everybody is familiar with ‘The Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ which is present in the North Pacific gyre, one of the five gyres of our ocean systems. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), more than 7,000,000 tons of garbage reaches the marine environment every year, approximately 80% of which comes from land. ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:56:15 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_4 3105a6aa1e83f140b8a8ba72c14c7f68 Several people have proposed going after Najera’s spineless employers by dunning them with email. Please do not. He has requested that people not jeopardize his job further, so further action is discouraged, OK? Via Orac comes this amazing story of a thug intimidating a public health employee: it seems Mr Daniels was very upset with [...]... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:30:00 -0500 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_5 be496e0937febd3f8f46fd6c40f6c990 image: 1BOG Since 2008, these two things haven't changed: the world is getting warmer and millions of Americans are out of work. They're not going away any time soon. Green For All was founded on the idea that those two problems could be relieved with a common solution, green jobs. We've seen that this can work; renewable energy businesses are ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_6 21fa8d0c97584d239523750b4b28e92b The goal: Cut costs and save lives by preventing hospital-related infections from taking root. 'We're definitely making progress,' says a doctor in Newport Beach. Scores of California hospitals, under pressure to reduce infections that kill an estimated 12,000 patients every year, say they have managed to cut costs and save lives through an ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_7 29b20a9db3f87c3dd36f12c7fd9040fc German lager yeast appears to have originated on beech trees in southern Argentina. But how did it get to Europe 600 years ago? How did lager beer come to be? After pondering the question for decades, scientists have found that an elusive species of yeast isolated in the forests of Argentina was key to the invention of the crisp-tasting German ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T08:53:00.001+02:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_8 9937354f04c116c864b1ab0c6e729d8a Recall that we had an El Nino in 2009/10 - which helped to make 2010 a warm year. Then we had a La Nina in 2010/11 - which is helping to make 2011 a cooler year. But there's no law that would say that El Ninos and La Ninas have to alternate. Click to zoom in. So it actually looks more likely than not right now that there will be another La Nina ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T07:56:34-05:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_9 a2febd11a1082aa49ebc4678b1677b12 If you haven't noticed yet, our September issue is a little bit different to all the other issues we've published so far. It contains what we call an 'Insight', which in this case is a collection of Commentary articles that look at broader issues in chemistry beyond the science itself. We're doing this to mark the International Year of Chemistry � (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:06:06 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_10 67e263f3c20a628f6e87ccfcfa1654a0 The last week or so has been involved in getting our herd of cats their annual veterinary attention. For the most part this means rabies and other vaccinations. One thing we've gradually become convinced of in the last year or so is that two of our cats, Violet and Memeow, are largely if not completely deaf. As I began to do some internet ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:06:06 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_11 95adab132c850e40c9bcad8f9ea6221e Friday afternoon brought several waves of thunderstorms through our area, for the first time in a while. The temperature dropped 25 degF, we had several very close lightning strikes, and a half inch of rain which we are not complaining about at all. Saturday morning seemed like a good morning to go look for box turtles. Imagine that one day you, ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T00:15:00-06:00 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_12 a8efd5836d9531bb4d10e09b5ca8713b Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:42:09 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_13 21e4273c59071443ebbae65d80e9d761 A pork and cabbage kielbasa was the perfect solution for the bag of cabbage that wouldn't go away. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:10:00 +1000 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_14 38fbde80c822ecc9fe83f9fb58bcd6d9 New physics? Scientists chasing a particle they believe may have played a vital role in the creation of the universe say it might not exist after all. But they stress that if the so-called Higgs boson turns out to have been a mirage, it will open the way for advances into territory dubbed 'new physics' to try to answer one of the great mysteries ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:10:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_15 9a96a204e1660549dfaed28c1781016b Physicists use DNA assembly technique to create a 'metafluid' capable of manipulating visible light in new ways Back in 2003, the first metamaterial was designed to bend microwaves in ways that ordinary materials can never achieve. The material was made from c-shaped pieces of metal and wires assembled into a kind of honeycomb structure the size ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:28:37 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_16 51a24111abc7a90d29a0bfc9b6d5a4b4 Colorado earthquake: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook the state late Monday, with an epicenter about 180 miles south of Denver, Colorado. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:40:07 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/61#item_17 be557d919a59c18fb10c1f8281f2edf7 Narcolepsy cases were caused by the death of brain cells that were probably killed by autoimmune reactions following winter infections like flu and strep throat, researchers said. 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MBA (Harvard), BA (Wesleyan) (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:40:07 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_3 d6b92231bb1894b367081169764a84c0 I was in a neurologist’s office to discuss the results of my brain scan. For the past month and a half, I’d had headaches that felt as if my skull was underwater, punctuated by frequent electric jolts through the right side of my brain. Two CT scans and an M.R.I. had revealed nothing. All the drug treatments tried by my doctor had ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:40:07 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_4 f41fd03002f7d793c6b3a6a95ccdb2af The Montreal man who had been wanted by police for allegedly making online death threats against people all over the world appeared in court on Friday to face 16 charges. (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T11:39:33Z http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_5 4e59dd3baf59ec95b0676e56b0095e13 Every once in awhile, I like to snoop around my old diaries. Besides personally being one of the best non-fiction reads to me, it gives good insight into who I was and potentially who I will be. One of the jewels of wisdom I recently picked up from a 7 year old Winnie the Pooh journal contained information on my state of mind at the time. The ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:19:01 -0500 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_6 848c582690c30e78fd828325502f6bbc One upside to my recent convalescence has been that I have had plenty of time for reading. Currently I'm working my way through Graham Oppy's book Philosophical Perspectives on Infinity , published by Cambridge University Press in 2006. Oppy is best known as a philosopher of religion, writing from a generally atheistic perspective. His book ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:33:56 -0400 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_7 8878b2bc1f1cdf9e0773e2863a9ce2df TOKYO, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, visiting areas of Japan rebuilding from a monstrous earthquake and tsunami, hailed the courage of the Japanese people. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:33:06 -0400 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_8 e912d8cf3513f831a212fc73a1441320 LEXINGTON, Mass., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- BAE Systems has delivered its 100,000th thermal weapon sight to the U.S. Army in support of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T04:04:22Z http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_9 891a86683edf2a5343c30a498f180702 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:01:00 -0400 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_10 21776e8c55b9be8b2befc195fb133f4a Lawmakers and political groups like to point to government spending that they say is wasteful — especially in tough economic times. And one popular target has been scientific studies that either sound silly or involve foreign countries or have to do with sex. But researchers defend the studies and don't always welcome the attention. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_11 0a2c6e4feec84f1b8018ac896d65c5fb Paul Wicks, director of R&D at PatientsLikeMe, discusses his innovative work. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_12 35e1b1bcb1255a3668fb7c03da185232 Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T03:54:47Z http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_13 389cd4de8d01b06d4eb9632627247c7a Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T03:15:44Z http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_14 213f1fe7f08bd9a9bc11a34c6ecad46d NASA MMO Game on Kickstarter: Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond "Our small group of 20 developers have won a contest held for the best idea for an official massively multi-player online game depicting the future, and signed a "Space Act Agreement" with NASA, who chose our pitch over all others, the start of a project conceived of at NASA Learning ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:00:00 +1000 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_15 c6f1164f27823dff339d6aacca4e645b Dimming down Australian scientists gazing billions of years back in time with powerful radio telescopes warn that stars were quite literally running out of gas. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:34:41 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_16 2bd6cf7fa16a2d3529a3f0509492c142 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:18:00 -0700 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_17 13cc424835b8645d0d7ddc835217299c by David Roberts. Chris Mooney has an amusing reply to my piece on conservative white males (CWM) and the politics of climate. In that post, I note that CWM punch above their weight, as it were, because of their intensity and unity on the issue. I suggest that the appropriate response for climate hawks is to marshal even greater intensity and ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:57:41 GMT http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_18 57cd17d82caa022931610680e2c9c1e5 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:27:48 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_19 855b01829836e288f05467d562eac1d9 Wow! This was my initial reaction upon learning that a 12-year old took this very nice photo. Lara O’ Brien of Victoria, Australia took these sequence shots of the lunar eclipse that happened on June 16, 2011. Lara won the “Junior” category of a national astrophotography competition exhibited at the Sydney Observatory. Great job, Lara! [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:46:25 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/81#item_20 e1aedf4fe8b9014c140b94bf2c1c1374 Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T01:00:07Z http://blog.megite.com/science/1314110428/101#item_1 e9fae32fad1f2da20d256af232c0ba30 Read on Source) ]]>