science!spam
The rate of human mutation: 1 in 30 million nucleotides per generation http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=how-fast-are-humans-mutating-2009-08-27&sc=DD_20090828
The state of research on blood substitutes, some of the news is good and some isn’t http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=oxygen-carrying-blood-substitute&sc=DD_20090828
A slideshow on some of those new species discovered in the Himalayas (mentioned in my last science!spam) http://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow.cfm?id=new-species-himalayas only 7 images, but still cool (if you don’t like snakes, avoid image 3)
A team of scientists has developed and is testing a Greener alternative to traditional rocket fuel http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=green-propellant-could-give-rockets-2009-08-27&sc=CAT_INNO_20090828
A company called Spectrolab claims to have developed the most efficient solar cells yet http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=new-solar-cell-efficiency-record-se-2009-08-27&sc=CAT_INNO_20090828
A brief piece on the potential conflict between environmentalism and native rights http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=conflicted-conservation-efforts&sc=CAT_INNO_20090828
Japanese researchers say that strategically-placed obstacles near exits can actually reduce bottlenecking during evacuations http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=obstacle-exit-pedestrian&sc=DD_20090831
A model on the sun’s impact on the planet (not just temperature, either) http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-sunlight-can-control-climate&sc=DD_20090901
An interview on the inner workings of the human baby’s mind http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-is-it-like-to-be-a-b&sc=DD_20090901
The flying fox is being hunted into extinction http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=worlds-largest-bat-being-hunted-int-2009-08-31&sc=DD_20090901
There is now a mobile app that lets you track health outbreaks in your area http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=sick-mobile-app-tracks-h1n1-other-o-2009-09-01&sc=CAT_HLTH_20090901
New approach to growing flu vaccines http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=better-flu-vaccine&sc=DD_20090902
A blurb on geoengineering http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=is-geoengineering-humanitys-last-ho-2009-09-01&sc=DD_20090902 you know, sorry. I played SimEarth back in the day and this type of approach tends to do more harm than good in the long run
The future of unmanned space exploration (slideshow) http://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow.cfm?id=future-robotic-exploration
In Evolutionary Psychology, depression may have conferred a selective advantage back in the day http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=depressions-evolutionary&sc=WR_20090902 we’re not mentally ill; we’re reproductively fit!
We now conclude this science!spam :)
The state of research on blood substitutes, some of the news is good and some isn’t http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=oxygen-carrying-blood-substitute&sc=DD_20090828
A slideshow on some of those new species discovered in the Himalayas (mentioned in my last science!spam) http://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow.cfm?id=new-species-himalayas only 7 images, but still cool (if you don’t like snakes, avoid image 3)
A team of scientists has developed and is testing a Greener alternative to traditional rocket fuel http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=green-propellant-could-give-rockets-2009-08-27&sc=CAT_INNO_20090828
A company called Spectrolab claims to have developed the most efficient solar cells yet http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=new-solar-cell-efficiency-record-se-2009-08-27&sc=CAT_INNO_20090828
A brief piece on the potential conflict between environmentalism and native rights http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=conflicted-conservation-efforts&sc=CAT_INNO_20090828
Japanese researchers say that strategically-placed obstacles near exits can actually reduce bottlenecking during evacuations http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=obstacle-exit-pedestrian&sc=DD_20090831
A model on the sun’s impact on the planet (not just temperature, either) http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-sunlight-can-control-climate&sc=DD_20090901
An interview on the inner workings of the human baby’s mind http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-is-it-like-to-be-a-b&sc=DD_20090901
The flying fox is being hunted into extinction http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=worlds-largest-bat-being-hunted-int-2009-08-31&sc=DD_20090901
There is now a mobile app that lets you track health outbreaks in your area http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=sick-mobile-app-tracks-h1n1-other-o-2009-09-01&sc=CAT_HLTH_20090901
New approach to growing flu vaccines http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=better-flu-vaccine&sc=DD_20090902
A blurb on geoengineering http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=is-geoengineering-humanitys-last-ho-2009-09-01&sc=DD_20090902 you know, sorry. I played SimEarth back in the day and this type of approach tends to do more harm than good in the long run
The future of unmanned space exploration (slideshow) http://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow.cfm?id=future-robotic-exploration
In Evolutionary Psychology, depression may have conferred a selective advantage back in the day http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=depressions-evolutionary&sc=WR_20090902 we’re not mentally ill; we’re reproductively fit!
We now conclude this science!spam :)