Pancakes, served with a side of science. There are few pleasures in life that exceed the simple joy of devouring home-cooked pancakes on a Sunday afternoon.
I’m not much of a cook, but brunch is by far my favorite meal. So I decided that it’s time to take matters into my own hands, and improve my pancake making skills. Oddly enough, the first job I ever had as a college freshman was as a breakfast chef in my dorm. Back then, I’d make pancakes from a box, using Aunt Jemima’s pancake mix. I’ve since realized that it’s not much harder to make pancakes from scratch, and it’s a whole lot more gratifying.
So where do we begin? Like any scientist worth their salt (sorry), I decided to answer this question with a graph. Above, I plotted the ingredients that go into a buttermilk pancake, according to eight highly rated online recipes. I decided to take the average of these recipes, and build a pancake that strikes a balance between the excesses of its online progenitors. So here are the ingredients for my eigen-pancakes. Mmmolecules. Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs Have A Dark Side When It Comes To Health : Shots - Health Blog. Hide captionScientists say energy-saving compact fluorescent (left) or light-emitting diode (right) light bulbs can have unsavory health effects.
PRNewsFoto/OSRAM SYLVANIA Scientists say energy-saving compact fluorescent (left) or light-emitting diode (right) light bulbs can have unsavory health effects. Everybody knows that one good way to prevent a sunburn is to stay inside, where you're safe from the sun's ultraviolet rays. Right? Well, that may not be true anymore if your house is lit with compact fluorescent light bulbs. The researchers' data, published in the journal Photochemistry and Photobiology, is preliminary, and based on experiments in a lab. But this still isn't great news for compact fluorescent bulbs, which have gained popularity in recent years as federal efficiency standards began phasing out the widespread use of UV-free incandescent bulbs.
First we had to understand why a household light bulb would produce UV light in the first place. Free iPhone App Tracks Sleep, Gives Expert Advice. An iPhone app released Wednesday, Sleep101, combines expert advice with sleep tracking.
Another plus? It's free. There are a number of sleep tracking apps on the market, and plenty of devices that monitor sleep patterns. But the maker of Sleep101, a company called Zeo, has been in this game for a while — and it's letting users benefit from the nearly one million nights of sleep data they’ve collected so far. The app tracks your bed movement to provide users with a timeline of when they were asleep and when they were awake. SEE ALSO: Want to Sleep Like a Baby? Other apps such as SleepTime and Dream:ON also allow smartphone users to track their sleep based on how much they move by placing their smartphone on the bed. The same may well go for Sleep101, but at least it'll save you from spending your latte money on an app. Individual monitoring devices like the Fitbit Ultra and The Lark might be more accurate for sleepers who share a bed with someone.
Would you kick this app out of bed? Where and How to Meet Potential Investors - Grasshoper Blog. The cost of starting a web-based business has dropped dramatically — to the point where small teams can bootstrap their way to profitability in very little time, but most entrepreneurs will still find a need for investors of some kind.
For starters, not every business can run with zero operating costs. Some types of businesses, particularly those involving transportation, hardware manufacturing, or a retail business, still require an initial capital investment. And even for the purely digital business, costs tend to find a way of rising once users jump on board and server costs grow. So how can entrepreneurs find investors? Here are a few options to get started: Friends and family The first round of money should come from your FFFs — friends, family, and fools. Accordingly, entrepreneurs should work to establish fair pricing and respect the great risk that their friends and family are undertaking. Work your social network Park at their blog Conferences Last but not least are conferences.