Amazing varieties of bacteria found in belly buttons.

A soft-drink/soda bottle, some filtered water, some bleach, a little installation and you have a solar light bulb.

An engineer builds a box with corners, and changes the world.

A nice discussion of why “neurobabble” (getting all excited by brain activity studies) is not anything like a ( Read more... )

Made me laugh: Dante’s Internet.

Ms Eleven argues for why she should get a laptop.

About beer and the rise of civilisation.

A nice rant on energy drinks, with a recipe for a healthy energy drink.

Study finds that “pre-flight” style surgery checklists save lives.

Nice presentation on different cultural attitudes to time ( Read more... )