Earth Day 2013 Infographic: Impact of Video Games on the Environment Are gamers gaming the planet? The environmental impact of video games — by the numbers — will blow your mind. Who knew? An infographic you won’t easily forget. aNewDomain.net — It turns out gamers are gaming the planet. This is something few gamers ever consider. You probably think all gets recycled. Nintendo alone would need 1,400 plus years to recycle that amount of material. Related Crowdsourcing AIDS, Politics: Power to the Online People infographic Power to the Online People infographic. August 27, 2012 In "News" Doctor Who: 50 Years and Counting Timeline (infographic, video trailers) Nov. 23, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Doctor Who episode. November 22, 2013 In "Posts" Transit of Venus: NASA Video and Space.Com Infographic June 5 marks a rare planetary event: the transit of Venus across the Sun's face.
27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts In 2012 We may never have our flying cars, but the future is here. From creating fully functioning artificial leaves to hacking the human brain, science made a lot of breakthroughs this year. 1. Quadriplegic Uses Her Mind to Control Her Robotic Arm At the University of Pittsburgh, the neurobiology department worked with 52-year-old Jan Scheuermann over the course of 13 weeks to create a robotic arm controlled only by the power of Scheuermann’s mind. 2. Once the robot figures out how to do that without all the wires, humanity is doomed. 3. Photo Courtesy of Indigo Moon Yarns. At the University of Wyoming, scientists modified a group of silkworms to produce silk that is, weight for weight, stronger than steel. 4. Using an electron microscope, Enzo di Fabrizio and his team at the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa snapped the first photos of the famous double helix.Source: newscientist.com / via: davi296 5. 6. ReCell by Avita Medical is a medical breakthrough for severe-burn victims. 7. 8. 10.
What Happens When You Live Abroad A very dependable feature of people who live abroad is finding them huddled together in bars and restaurants, talking not just about their homelands, but about the experience of leaving. And strangely enough, these groups of ex-pats aren’t necessarily all from the same home countries, often the mere experience of trading lands and cultures is enough to link them together and build the foundations of a friendship. I knew a decent amount of ex pats — of varying lengths of stay — back in America, and it’s reassuring to see that here in Europe, the “foreigner” bars are just as prevalent and filled with the same warm, nostalgic chatter. But one thing that undoubtedly exists between all of us, something that lingers unspoken at all of our gatherings, is fear. There is a palpable fear to living in a new country, and though it is more acute in the first months, even year, of your stay, it never completely evaporates as time goes on. But there are the fears.
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