The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
No, Einstein: Older people innovate, too
http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/07/no-einstein-older-people-innovate-too/?hpt=hp_bn2
I had hoped to at some point be involved in some ground breaking research, but as I get older it seems I just don’t have the time I thought I would have for …
Faraway gamma-ray burst reveals what the most ancient galaxies were made of
http://io9.com/5855958/faraway-gamma+ray-burst-reveals-what-the-most-ancient-galaxies-were-made-of
I think this was ‘surprising’ because I don’t think a lot of researchers gave some serious thoughts about how things would have looked in the early universe. …
In addition to being a regular reader of Glenn Greenwald (http://www.salon.com/writer/glenn_greenwald/ thanks to bls I have now (re)discovered Matt Taibbi (http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog (also see my post yesterday).
I particularly like this post: Wall Street Isn’t Winning – It’s …
Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes?
Matt Taibbi: A whistle blower says the agency has illegally destroyed thousands of documents, letting financial crooks off the hook.
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/is-the-sec-covering-up-wall-street-crimes-20110817
Thanks to bls for this link!
As we get more and …
‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Scientists halt ageing in mice by purging old cells
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2057113/Ive-seen-like-Purging-old-cells-stops-aging-mice.html
One of the reasons I initially studied biochemistry was to be able to understand how longevity works. As I learned more about the details …
Scientist who said climate change sceptics had been proved wrong accused of hiding truth by colleague
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2055191/Scientists-said-climate-change-sceptics-proved-wrong-accused-hiding-truth-colleague.html
A very sad commentary that an effort purported to decrease controversy will only escalate it. All those people that complained about the ‘hockey …
The great corporate tax scam
Politicians who claim U.S. companies pay the highest taxes in the world are lying. Here’s proof
http://www.salon.com/2011/11/03/the_great_corporate_tax_scam/singleton/
To me the travesty is that effective taxes are unequal. Take just this one example:
…DuPont and Monsanto
How the rich created the Social Security “crisis”
The Bush tax cuts coupled with a decades-long smear campaign are the real threat to the successful program
http://www.salon.com/2011/11/03/how_the_rich_created_the_social_security_crisis/singleton/
As the article states, this ‘crisis’ is entirely manufactured (the same, I learned …
But this one was just too amusing…
5 Logical Fallacies That Make You Wrong More Than You Think
http://www.cracked.com/article_19468_5-logical-fallacies-that-make-you-wrong-more-than-you-think.html
There are lots of things I find amusing at Cracked (I don’t recall who turned me onto the site, but whoever …
Does culture really want to be free?
Are new media companies “digital parasites”? The author of “Free Ride” tells Salon piracy is killing art
http://www.salon.com/2011/11/01/does_culture_really_want_to_be_free/singleton/
It seems that Salon is what is prompting me to blog today…
I found myself …