In the midst of an election season that—like so many others—is being billed as “the most important in our lifetimes”—something much bigger—literally cosmic—is happening
Category: Technology
The odd but simple figures about unemployment
On the first Friday of each month, the U.S. Department of Labor announces job numbers and unemployment figures for the previous month. During the
Creating water from thin air
Our planet’s supply of clean drinking water is dwindling, and lack of clean water is one of the many environmental problems looming in our
Tunnel plug vs. tunnel vision
If a flood swamped subway or commuter-rail tunnels, it could devastate an urban area’s buried electrical cables and foul up transportation for days or
Romney turns his back on his home state
If you want to see how convoluted Mitt Romney’s record is regarding what to do to help the American auto industry, simply compare his
US approves new reactors, while Fukushima radiation is killing Americans
A study originally published in December 2011 came to the conclusion that the US death rate may have increased by 14,000 as a result
Dirty is the new green
Recent tv ads are touting how green natural gas is, extolling the local production, job creation and environmental friendliness of natural gas. Of course,
Your laptop [and mine] are fueling DR Congo’s civil war
The device you are reading this on, whether you are a Mac or PC fan, is very likely helping to fuel the ongoing civil
Space Shuttle: a video keepsake
135 missions, and no longer counting. The space Shuttle program may have ended on July 21, 2011, but our fascination with space exploration did
Info overload: 10 newsy bits too good to miss
Filed under TMI: Every week, there’s just too much information on the web, and a lot of stuff just gets lost in the shuffle.