06/26/2008
Phytoplankton surprisingly destroys a lot of ozone
Dr Katie Read and fifteen mostly U.K. and U.S. co-authors have studied the mechanisms destroying ozone (O₃) in the lower atmosphere above the ocean:Extensive halogen-mediated ozone destruction over the tropical Atlantic Ocean (scientific paper in Nature...
~ published: 06/26 at 22:42 ~ source: The Reference Frame ~ permalink ~ points: 0
An unforeseen delay
I've been laid out by strep throat for four days, mostly in bed. Feeling better now, but my Friday writing project has been delayed for a week. An inauspicious start? We'll see!...
~ published: 06/26 at 22:00 ~ source: John Hawks Anthropology Weblog ~ permalink ~ points: 0
What's your social status?
Calculate your social status using this tool from the NY Times. (Click on the components of class tab.) The inputs are occupation, education level, income and wealth. The tool was created to run with a week long series of articles on class in America, bac...
~ published: 06/26 at 17:41 ~ source: Information Processing ~ permalink ~ points: 0
Higher Coffee Consumption Associated with Lower Liver Cancer Risk
Drink up. It's good for you.read more...
~ published: 06/26 at 14:46 ~ source: Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet. ~ permalink ~ points: 0
The Ten-Mile-Wide Bullet
In 1980, Walter Alvarez, a geologist at the University of California, Berkeley, and his colleagues proposed that the dinosaurs had been exterminated by an asteroid that smashed into the Earth. I was fourteen at the time, and that mix of dinosaurs, asteroi...
~ published: 06/26 at 11:38 ~ source: The Loom ~ permalink ~ points: 0
How do you make a reputation for yourself?
My high school experience, like that of nearly everyone who attended my school, was a perplexing one. It seemed there were only a few "popular" people -- those that everyone knew and liked -- and wanted to be like. Everyone else was much like me...
~ published: 06/26 at 11:35 ~ source: Cognitive Daily ~ permalink ~ points: 0
NASA Spacecraft Reveal Largest Crater in Solar System
NASA spacecraft observations reveal what appears to be by far the largest impact crater ever found in the solar system.read more...
~ published: 06/26 at 10:43 ~ source: Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet. ~ permalink ~ points: 0
Device blocking stomach nerve signals shows promise in obesity
A new implantable medical device shows promise as a reversible and less extreme alternative to existing bariatric surgeries.read more...
~ published: 06/26 at 09:52 ~ source: Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet. ~ permalink ~ points: 0
A tough nut in the ED
The new intern was scarred for life after his first shift as a resident with me in the ED (emergency department).read more...
~ published: 06/26 at 02:39 ~ source: Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet. ~ permalink ~ points: 0