New Orleans - view from my room (Taken with Instagram)
Taken with Instagram
ready for USA vs Jamaica, must win! world cup qualifying. (Taken with Instagram)
Are black holes natural time machines?
Calling Doc Brown! Dr. Ronald Mallett explains how the power of black holes affects time.
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Misinterpretations of the scientific process
- Science is a collection of facts.
- Science is complete.
- There is a single Scientific Method that all scientists follow.
- The process of science is purely analytic and does not involve creativity.
And many, many more here: A wonderful resource of what science is, and what science isn’t from Berkeley. Also see this collection of definitions of science from Brain Pickings.
How 3 vaccines can save us $63 billion, in an infographic.
Of course, four could save us more. And five, well that means even more are alive.
Six, seven, eleven? Polio goes to heaven.
Ignorance and fear drive some immunizations to nil, celebrities and parents buck the herd and kill.
(via Co.Design)
meow (by hey_dima)
The Petri Dish = Kickstarter for Science
Found this cool website just like kickstarter.com where you can fund research projects or get your research projects funded.
Is electricity the new smart drug?
via (Tom Bartlett)
http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/is-electricity-the-new-smart-drug/29067
Target: Drug-resistant bacteria
“Most nanotechnology has been targeted to cancer drug delivery or imaging; not many people have shown interest in using a nanotechnology approach for infectious disease” (via MIT)
50 goals for Fulham. Congrats to Clint!
Best USMNT player (non goalkeeper division) ever?
Source: bluesfan
![Very Interesting, worth a look…
theatlantic:
The Invisible Borders That Define American Culture
One of the clearest regional differences in the U.S. can found by tracking the words people use to refer to soft drinks, which is in fact the map you saw at the top of this story. Pop or soda, or even Coke, these small linguistic differences are not as small as we might think. While “soda” commands the Northeast and West Coast (green) and “pop” is in between (black), “Coke” reigns in the south (turquoise). These small distinctions can often act as touchstones for larger cultural differences.
Read more. [Image: Samuel Arbesman]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m33cl9VdDM1qcokc4o1_1280.jpg)
Very Interesting, worth a look…
The Invisible Borders That Define American Culture
One of the clearest regional differences in the U.S. can found by tracking the words people use to refer to soft drinks, which is in fact the map you saw at the top of this story. Pop or soda, or even Coke, these small linguistic differences are not as small as we might think. While “soda” commands the Northeast and West Coast (green) and “pop” is in between (black), “Coke” reigns in the south (turquoise). These small distinctions can often act as touchstones for larger cultural differences.
Read more. [Image: Samuel Arbesman]
(via npr)
Source: theatlanticcities.com
