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SXSW 2011: The internet is over
If my grandchildren ever ask me where I was when I realised the internet was over – they won't, of course, because they'll be too busy playing with the teleportation console – I'll be able to be quite specific: I was in a Mexican restaurant opposite a cemetery in Austin, Texas, halfway through eating a taco. It was the end of day two of South by Southwest Interactive, the world's highest-profile gathering of geeks and the venture capitalists who love them, and I'd been pursuing a policy of asking those I met, perhaps a little too aggressively, what it was exactly that they did.Nicola Tesla
Concerns Over Breast Cancer Should Make You Double-Check Your Cosmetics | The Stir
The Internet is like freakin' Kryptonite for hypochondriacs, right? It seems like very time you hit that Google Search button or refresh your email, you're just asking to stumble upon an ad, news story, or website that plays on your deepest fears about your health. And as someone who is definitely something of a hypochondriac herself, I would never want to instill unnecessary fear in others, but I definitely believe there's some truth to one web "rumor": That chemicals in some cosmetics promote breast cancer . There's a lot of confusion over what exactly in deodorant and other cosmetics might be linked to breast cancer, but one thing's for sure: Parabens (chemicals like methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben, isopropylparaben, and isobutylparaben) are hormone disruptors (they mimic estrogen in the body) used in lots of different kinds of makeup, moisturizers, and hair care and shaving products.
The U.S. Navy plans to deploy a new submarine detection system, known as Low Frequency Active Sonar (LFA), throughout 80% of the world's oceans. LFA is based on the fact that very low frequency sound [100-1000 Hz] can travel great distances and detect quiet submarines.
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The Acoustic Monitoring Project of the VENTS Program has performed continuous monitoring of ocean noise since August, 1991 using the U.S.
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Solar flare may be signal of more active sun storms | MNN - Mother Nature Network
Image: SDO An active region on the sun that unleashed a powerful solar flare on March 4 does not appear to be quieting down, and may have more surprises in store over the coming week, scientists say. An X1.1-class solar flare erupted from the sun at 11:13 p.m. EST on March 4 (0413 GMT March 5).
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There's no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy. The research finds that children with low intelligence are more likely to hold prejudiced attitudes as adults. These findings point to a vicious cycle, according to lead researcher Gordon Hodson , a psychologist at Brock University in Ontario.
Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice - Yahoo! News
How to Picture a Black Hole | Wired Science | Wired.com
This month, researchers are inaugurating the Event Horizon Telescope, a project that will try to take the first detailed pictures of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
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How Many Households Are Like Yours? - Interactive - NYTimes.com
Start building your household. First, choose the primary residents.In Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass , the White Queen tells Alice that in her land, " memory works both ways." Not only can the Queen remember things from the past, but she also remembers "things that happened the week after next." Alice attempts to argue with the Queen, stating "I'm sure mine only works one way...I can't remember things before they happen."
Have Scientists Finally Discovered Evidence for Psychic Phenomena? | Psychology Today
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), famously engaged in the quest for the Higgs boson, has turned up a heavier variant of a sub-atomic particle first discovered a quarter-century ago, scientists reported on Thursday.
Scientists identify new 'force' particle - Europe - Al Jazeera English
Study: Blood Pressure Drug May Treat Senior Moments | Healthland | TIME.com
A drug already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat high blood pressure may have an equally important effect on brain function, according to new research in monkeys.The precise chemistry of metals within the Earth's interior will dictate the nature of its magnetic field The finding could have implications for our as-yet incomplete understanding of how the Earth's interior gives rise to the planet's magnetic field. While many transitions are known in materials as they undergo nature's extraordinary pressures and temperatures, such changes in fundamental properties are most often accompanied by a change in structure.
BBC News - Metal undergoes novel transition under extreme pressure
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