The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Why police lineups can’t be trusted
The single biggest cause of wrongful convictions is mistaken eyewitness identification. Is there a better way?
http://www.salon.com/2012/09/29/why_criminal_lineups_cant_be_trusted/
I also thought about calling this ‘Eyewitless Testimony”, but thought the quote from the article was ultimately …
Intraplate quakes signal tectonic breakup
April temblors part of massive ongoing energy release near Indonesia
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/345387/title/Intraplate_quakes_signal_tectonic_breakup
I often get the impression that non-science types think that scientists know everything about everything and hold back the juicy bits to spite the …
I have become convinced that duckweed as a source for biofuel is a total winner. Having just read a couple of articles about using duckweed as a source of starch to produce ethanol, I am convinced that, coupled with a …
‘Melt in the body’ electronics devised
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19737125
If they could control the dissolve time electronically then I think they would have a great winner. It seems to me that it should be possible to do something like that, have some …
Man’s recurring tumors may change cancer care
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57521385/mans-recurring-tumors-may-change-cancer-care/
This is a great idea and likely one that will (should it be proven) turn out to be a huge boon to cancer treatment, possibly in as little as a half decade. …
Bumblebees navigate new turf without a map
The insects can quickly calculate the best route between flowers
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/345298/title/Bumblebees_navigate_new_turf_without_a_map
Having spent a lot of time researching optimization, evolving programs and machine learning, this is quite interesting to me. I am almost …
I was sick Monday and still recovering on Tuesday, hence my recent silence.
Five lessons from the de-listing of MEK as a terrorist group
A separate justice system for American Muslims, the US embrace of terrorism, and other key political …
Wall Street Rolling Back Another Key Piece of Financial Reform
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/wall-street-rolling-back-another-key-piece-of-financial-reform-20120920
Idint great to be an American? It fills me with pride to know that our government is so diligent in serving and protecting the oligarchy! So nice that we …
Or how we lost universal health care because of the actions of two people and a lot of money.
The Lie Factory
How politics became a business.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/09/24/120924fa_fact_lepore
Yes, this is a long article (not sure that the New Yorker …
Occupy’s new ground: Debt resistance
A new manual marks the launch of a new campaign and, possibly, a movement
http://www.salon.com/2012/09/18/occupys_new_ground_debt_resistance/
This is a very interesting idea, though I fear it really represents the seed for the return to debtors prison …