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http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~scheydec/mead.html A Recipe for Mead Elizabeth Scheyder This is a good recipe for beginners – the quantity fits in an empty gallon wine jug, and you won’t spend a fortune on ingredients or equipment.

A Recipe for Mead

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100 Best (Free) Science Documentaries Online

http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/01/100-best-free-science-documentaries-online/ No matter how much you know, there is always something new to learn about science. While your college courses may cover the basics, you can get a more in-depth look at a wide variety of topics from Internet resources such as these great documentaries.
http://dornob.com/aerogel-see-through-strong-as-steel-ligher-than-air/ Despite its incredibly low density, aerogel is one of the most powerful materials on the planet.

Aerogel: See-Through, Strong as Steel & Ligher than Air « Dornob

UC Berkeley Webcasts | Video and Podcasts: Psychology 106, 001

404, File Not Found, Where did the old content go? Thank you for your interest in webcast.berkeley. Please note that we launched a new site on June 30, 2011. http://webcast.berkeley.edu/course_details_new.php?seriesid=2009-D-74159
Airlines won the backing of a U.S.- based technical-standards group to power their planes with a blend of traditional fuel and biofuel from inedible plants, the Air Transport Association said today. Fuel processed from organic waste or non-food materials, such as algae or wood chips, may comprise as much as 50 percent of the total fuel burned to power passenger flights, ATA spokesman Steve Lott and a Boeing Co. (BA) official told Bloomberg.

Biofuels From Algae, Wood Chips Are Approved for Use by Passenger Airlines

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-09/biofuel-from-algae-wood-chips-approved-for-airlines-ata-says.html
The portion about not remembering is always what has fascinated me. http://io9.com/5794209/what-cannabis-actually-does-to-your-brain

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Scientists capture the first image of memories being made

The ability to learn and to establish new memories is essential to our daily existence and identity; enabling us to navigate through the world. http://www.sciencecodex.com/scientists_capture_the_first_image_of_memories_being_made
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'We've all been taught that this doesn't happen' | Michigan Today

A dramatic and surprising magnetic effect of light discovered by University of Michigan researchers could lead to solar power without traditional semiconductor-based solar cells. William Fisher, a doctoral student in applied physics, performing research on laser-induced magnetism.

Organic Chemistry -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Chemistry

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We like to feel superior to the people who lived centuries ago, what with their shitty mud huts and curing colds by drilling a hole in their skulls.

6 Insane Discoveries That Science Can't Explain

Researchers at Tokyo University have come up with a technology that is a first and significant step away from the mouse and keyboard – touchable holograms.

Japanese Scientists Create Touchable Holograms // Current

Sometimes science can be horribly complicated and while some bandy words about without question; others scratch their heads and wonder what on earth they are talking about!

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