The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Can you smell obesity?
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/27/health/time-obesity/index.html?hpt=hp_t5
This is also related to the idea of the microbiome that I have talked about before. I really think our medicine is going to start to transform much like the IT industry has and functional …
Heart Failure: Is There a Breath Test?
http://www.medpagetoday.com/CriticalCare/CHF/38076
It seems I haven’t talked about this before, but there is a lot of very interesting science that is under development that allows for the potential of some rather incredible medical information …
Which naturally means it won’t have any impact…
When it comes to marriage, government should divorce itself
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/03/27/when-it-comes-to-marriage-government-should-divorce-itself/
I like this idea a lot, but unless the Supreme Court really does something shocking, I doubt things will go this far.…
Aluminum-Air Battery to Power EVs for 1000 Miles
http://news.discovery.com/autos/fuel-and-alternative-fuel-technologies/aluminum-air-battery-1000-miles-130325.htm
The first time I saw an article like this (over a decade ago) I probably spent a week reading up on alternative energy storage mechanisms, there are dozens that are realistic …
Nanowires increase limit of solar cell efficiency, say researchers
The researchers contend that their findings increase the so-called “Shockley-Queisser Limit,” which is the typical efficiency limit for solar cells.
http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/nanowires-increase-limit-of-solar-cell-efficiency-say-researchers/
Not quite ready for prime time, but this is the …
Overfished and under-protected: Oceans on the brink of catastrophic collapse
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/22/world/oceans-overfishing-climate-change/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
I think the reason that people like to harp on global warming is because it is a huge, yet remote problem that involves everyone all over the globe all …
Salt responsible for 2.3 million deaths worldwide, study suggests
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/03/22/salt-responsible-for-23-million-deaths-worldwide-study-suggests/
Personally I am far from convinced that the supposed association between high dietary salt and the manifold health concerns is causative (verses correlative). Certainly there are some medical conditions where …
Since I blogged on autism recently I figured I would toss this one out to my reader(s):
Grandparents ‘may relay autism risk to grandchildren’
The risk of developing autism may be passed on through – and not just to – …
Will I be next? Our police state is working diligently to eliminate any sort of questioning of its actions. This is a critical issue to regaining our freedom as a representative democracy (if you think we live in one now …
Bought for $3 at yard sale, bowl sells for $2.2 million
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/20/business/sothebys-china-bowl/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
By my calculation that is a 741,666 times return on investment! Man, I would love to have that!…