» Legalize Hempcrete: The Growing Eco-Movement to Build Homes Out of Hemp
Hemp is energy-efficient, non-toxic, and resistant to mold, insects, and fire.
05/08/2012
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Kevin Slavin: “How Algorithims Shape Our World” @TED
10/13/2011
» Medical Breakthroughs: Scientists figure out how to switch off peanut allergy(via @io9)
The peanut allergy is one of the eight most common types of food allergies, and the common use of peanuts in a wide range of foods makes it particularly dangerous.
10/13/2011
Multitasking // This is your brain on media… from Visually
10/11/2011
» "Temporary Marriages" Would Let Couples Opt Out After 2 Years - SLATE
Til death do us part just got a ‘get out of jail free’ card from the Mexican government, who seeks to create ‘temporary’ marriage of sorts just in case you want a bail out early into the union…. NICE.
10/07/2011
» Nutrition: 10 Stubborn Food Myths That Just Won't Die, Debunked by Science(via @Lifehacker)
Every other week, new research claims one food is better than another, or that some ingredient yields incredible new health benefits. Couple that with a few old wives’ tales passed down from your parents, and each time you fire up your stove or sit down to eat a healthy meal, it can be difficult…
03/14/2011
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03/12/2011
» "[Cornell] Study links warm offices to fewer typing errors and higher productivity..." they're just bitter because they're cold up there in NY!
“Study links warm offices to fewer typing errors and higher productivity”… I don’t believe it! Arctic temperatures make me crazy productive! and by arctic I mean 65-69 degrees!
According to the daily stat’s synopsis of this Cornell study:
JULY 15, 2010
Chilly Offices Limit Productivity
Raising the temperature of an insurance company’s offices from 68 degrees to 77 degrees Fahrenheit (20 to 25 C) reduced typing errors by 44% and boosted typing output by 150%, according to a monthlong study by Alan Hedge of Cornell. The higher, more comfortable temperature resulted in a savings for the employer of about $2 per worker per hour, Hedge says.
Source: “Cornell News: Office temperature and productivity” via Harvard’s daily stat
03/12/2011
Gravity is trying to kill us with Fire… the science of fire & gravity’s role in brightening the flame
You may think it’s child’s play, a second grade science lesson, or maybe you think its just plain dumb. But truth be told, fire is an astonishing phenomenon in the most basic ways and a review of just what fire would be like under certain conditions makes science that much more intriguing when you forget there’s a science behind it at all…
The picture shown is of two flames one under our earthly conditions, the other in outerspace/zero gravity. First recall what zero gravity does not have: abundant oxygen. Fire eats oxygen. Without oxygen fire starves. Hence the almost inability of fire to be lit in zero gravity without the assistance of oxygen tanks that douse the source to keep the fire lit (think: space shuttles/space stations). My summary is more of a verbose commentary on i09’s much more comprehensive look at fire under zero gravity, and I highly recommend a review of this short but sweet article if you feel the fire within ;) i09: How does fire behave in zero gravity (source link for image & article content)
Godspeed,
-daplunga
03/12/2011
» Where in the world is...Val Verde?
According to Wikipedia: “Val Verde is a fictional country used by Hollywood filmmakers (mostly 20th Century Fox) when they require a South/Central American country without getting into legal or diplomatic disputes. In general it is a Spanish-speaking country resembling Cuba or Nicaragua.
APPEARANCES IN FILM AND TELEVISION:
Show
- Commando (1985)
- Predator (1987), Arnold Schwarzenegger’s rescue team is sent to Val Verde ostensibly to rescue an American politician.
- Supercarrier (1988)
- Die Hard 2 (1990), General Ramon Esperanza (Franco Nero) is from Val Verde.
- Adventure Inc. (2003)”
SOURCE: Wikipedia.org
03/12/2011
» Stickers replace tweets - "Low-Tech Project Inspires Community Engagement" -from GOOD
Candy Chang’s “I wish this Was” project offers the public a voice in what the community (particularly NOLA) needs are by providing blank stickers for said needs to be written and then stuck in the area in which the needs apply. Additionally, on her personal site, Candy Chang adds that they are “also developing a digital version called Neighborland that will help residents and community leaders self-organize around shared goals, whether that be the desire for a local grocery store, bike lanes, more trees, less blight, a cafe with WiFi, a taco stand, a recreation center, and beyond. Here’s to better tools for residents to shape the physical and commercial development of their neighborhoods!”
Source: Forget Twitter, Try Stickers: Low-Tech Project Inspires Community Engagement in New Orleans (www.good.is); http://candychang.com/i-wish-this-was/www.good.is); http://candychang.com/i-wish-this-was/
11/07/2010
» Twins who Share Brains Thoughts & Senses | GizModo
“Their brains and sensory systems are networked together, but they have separate personalities…” Read More.
