The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Being overweight linked to lower risk of mortality
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/02/health/overweight-mortality/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
I thought I had talked about the relationship between being, shall we say, ‘Rubenesque‘, before, but I am not finding such a post. This is not the first time …
Is sugar the next tobacco?
It will be if author Robert Lustig, the man behind the YouTube sensation “Sugar: The Bitter Truth,” has his way
http://www.salon.com/2013/01/01/is_sugar_the_next_tobacco/
I talk a time or twain about how the evidence is building up that …
Grapefruit Is a Culprit in More Drug Reactions
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/grapefruit-is-a-culprit-in-more-drug-reactions/
I have never been a huge fan of grapefruit (or drugs, though I tend to pound the ibuprofen when I get a migraine), but I know that lots of people like …
California Sutter’s Mill meteorite entered Earth’s atmosphere at 64,000 mph
http://www.slashgear.com/california-sutters-mill-meteorite-entered-earths-atmosphere-at-64000-mph-21261928/
Note that the explosion was estimated to be about a quarter of size of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The Tunguska event, for comparison, was estimated to …
Will your next burger be ground-up mealworms?
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/12/20/will-your-next-burger-be-ground-up-mealworms/
Having watched Survivorman a lot (I have been interested in survival since a kid, though seldom put any of my knowledge to test/use) I believe that the right bugs might actually be …
Catfish Have Learned How To Hunt Pigeons
http://www.businessinsider.com/catfish-have-learned-how-to-hunt-pigeons-2012-12
It seems fish might be more clever than we thought. I had seen videos of birds being eaten by whales (which aren’t, of course, fish), but it seemed clearly accidental (the birds …
Space firm to offer private missions to the moon
Golden Spike, a firm run by former Nasa managers, says it will be ready to fly first mission by 2020, at $1.5bn per expedition
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/dec/07/moon-mission-golden-spike
I am having troubles figuring out …
Plastic bulb development promises better quality light
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20553143
This is interesting and hopefully will be able to quickly get to market. Using “Field-induced polymer electroluminescent technology” (not much on the Wiki page) they claim to produce more light …
Now, a shape-shifting robot that changes to anything
http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/nowshape-shifting-robot-that-changes-to-anything/88714/
In case you somehow missed watching the Terminator 2, the T-1000 is the terminator that can change its shape. Made of a ‘mimetic poly-alloy‘ it can morph to nearly …
Court: Off-Label Drug Marketing Is ‘Free Speech’
http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/FDAGeneral/36256
It is now official (unless the Supreme Court overturns it, which isn’t likely to happen), Big Pharma can now peddle any drug that made it through the FDA approval process for anything …