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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Breast Power: the New Alternative Energy
I’m all into renewable energy. That’s why I perked up when I heard a recent interview with Adrienne So about her ingenious idea for harvesting the energy of bouncing breasts to power electronic devices such as iPods. It’s hard not … Continue reading
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Who knew?
Turns out, bananas are a great example of how shipping food halfway around the world doesn’t always end up with tons of greenhouse gas emissions spewing into the atmosphere. Each banana represents about 80 grams of CO2, according to calculations … Continue reading
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The pattern behind self-deception
Michael Shermer, on TED, talks about how the mind deceives.
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An ensuing debate
I can think of only a couple of times that a guest on Fox News has really tried to challenge the host on one of Fox’s “big” stories; i.e., their newest manufactured hit piece. The new Blank Panther hysteria is … Continue reading
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Pass the “free” popcorn
Republican’s have successfully inculcated the meme that government and taxes are destroying your “freedoms” for close to 50 years now. Let’s get a strong taste of that freedom, shall we. Try this. Oakland’s police chief Anthony Batts has announced that … Continue reading
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The sensible liberal
Tom Tomorrow said he was inspired to do this cartoon after reading Glenn Greenwald’s column here. As usual, firing on all cylinders. Apropo, this comes on the heals of Harry Reid today (Harry Reid for god’s sake) saying Barack Obama … Continue reading
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Your cheatin’ heart
There is an interesting new feature on the NYT web site called “Room for Debate.” One of the discussions this week is entitled “When did cheating become an epidemic?” One of the contributors, Alfie Kohn, struck with one of his … Continue reading
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Viewing preferences
A quirky study was highlighted in today’s NYT that is both fascinating on the neuroscience/perceptual level and at the same maddeningly frustrating for how FIFA, the world body for soccer, manages the game. After what my family felt was a … Continue reading
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