http://megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:00:28 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_1 488c2b8035385249fe6c03357e117bd5 Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over again, and you will grow stronger until have accomplished a purpose - not the one you began with perhaps, but one you'll be glad to remember. - Anne Sullivan Read the comments on this post... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:07:03 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_2 3aef76ff58db96602b9036617035772f Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc says the province's decision to open special vaccination clinics is largely responsible for helping it distribute more of the H1N1 vaccine than any other province. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:50:02-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_3 13a3750d75c441a02b19a15edb9e277f Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:05:45 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_4 c36bf103211b6842b9a7364007915c6c A book I take with me to school everyday is The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson. "The Rum Diary" is a hardened, straight-forward, novel that would make Hemingway proud. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:05:45 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_5 999414fba65664d15b01a18debab9f0b Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T01:26:04Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_6 ebb47a3b0c0ae2d8d1d5ba5909bc4aee As 3p readers know, the growing scarcity of freshwater is causing significant social and environment problems around the world.  From a rise in cholera in parts of Africa to chronic water shortages in Australia as a result of drought, people everywhere are feeling the impact of the global water crisis.  

Imagine H2O, a non-profit that [...] (Read on Source) ]]> 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_7 102cfec67c683b55c7baa14553ae301b In Panjshir Province, Governor Bahij says he wants to thwart protest of Afghanistan election. But he wants more autonomy. (Read on Source) ]]> 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_8 863844a22cd2fd0400b09395f854623f At Fort Hood, Army filmmaker and Iraq war vet Elliot Valdez raced to the scene of the shooting, filming the aftermath of tragedy and heroism. What he recorded will help officials understand what happened. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_9 302f306bbbdd4c5bd48158e0015e5aaa A fiendishly clever startup knows what we are Googling &mdash! then churns out thousands of cheap videos and articles to meet our every whim and wish. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_10 7d79f255399e9d36674b6cddf51ec702 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:52:17 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_11 b59fc0d7d610cb733923ead5ce31dacd Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T00:45:41Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_12 b84f7950c01a39ceb2106cd48c639f97 As November rolls along, we’re happy to see our community of readers, contributors, and sponsors growing. Our sponsors in particular are what make it possible to continue to publish great content and continue to build the 3p movement. Please take some time to check out what they’re doing and if you’re in a [...] (Read on Source) ]]> 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_13 ab114e0d663f1d6ecf83f806b0291ce5 A 3-D animated take on Charles Dickens's classic story, with Jim Carrey voicing Scrooge – and the Ghosts. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:56:20-05:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_14 1f0f17250596f2994d8b7e8512a79bb0 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:30:01-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_15 e891ed377d431e51eb002a07cf19ffbc Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:30:01-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_16 dfe24ec49f22c7f45b42998af38c2afa This week on the Roundtable: The App Store revolution. Something funny has happened to software. While the model we all grew up with for the distribution of software was to mostly buy it through retail channels or other resellers, or maybe direct from manufacturers, another model emerged and been proven successful, by Apple: The App Store. In ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:11:37-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_17 47246d2875109e9e2ff2a85871dbe5dc The intimate and spirited quarters of a stadium offer perhaps the most ideal venues to experience an athletic event. Or do they? (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:11:37-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_18 ad1c7df943b1445efbf975e670d44a2b Skip to content. | Skip to navigation (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:09:54-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_19 960b7a75865e8f2339337ff327e7ce04 A court in Norway on Friday rejected calls from the entertainment industry to force communications giant Telenor to block its customers from accessing popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:09:34-07:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/1#item_20 f5e95f8e37ad6bf22b8d0e789a2b1095 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:57:39 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_1 40cef9463a785711997e99d3bf901a55 Seriously! Go have a look. It seems my book The Monty Hall Problem: The Remarkable Story of Math's Most Contentious Brainteaser made the list! And to think I wasn't planning to do a blog post today. Browsing through the other entries, it looks like my reading list just got a bit longer. (Of course, they will have to get in line behind Stephen ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:53:35 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_2 f06969bac3181bd30e4fd119464a183c Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:56:20-05:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_3 b93dd023f8be03dbeb57d2a4d01ff3a7 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_4 0d7870a5daf6f39b47e4968b34cf9ad9 Read on Source) ]]> 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_5 7938186967e4d0714ac25e4e9189a74b Conducting the LA Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel demonstrated his command and also his respect for silence when he restarted the piece after a cellphone ring jarred the opening bars. (Read on Source) ]]> 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_6 c9332345b7a9ca929d4bcb0e2da228c4 Sixteen-year-old Precious – illiterate, overweight, and pregnant again – is a study in quiet courage despite her nightmarish family life. (Read on Source) ]]> 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_7 b6a4db29c8d504cfee575d1f4e87de62 The Spaceward Foundation manages this competition for NASA by and you can read more about it at: http://www.spaceward.org (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T21:59:37Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_8 e3e8f9e6c4e9e4459faa9eb226fe27e9 Read on Source) ]]> 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_9 93b26e6fda48705fd4d54bd2d612aaed MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Vladimir Vukićević was working at the Mozilla office when Firefox was first released into the wild. “All of our servers melted instantly,” Vukićević says. “We spent an hour trying to get the downloads back up.” (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:30:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_10 bf87cb3449016a2fd2dfe32c57dfaa72 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:20:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_11 b12b9cb2cff8236997e0f07392c2fa4b George Clooney, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey play psychic "Jedi Warriors" in a movie improbably inspired by a real Army program. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:19:28 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_12 b2d9dee0eb61322ede6de0c42a1c7f0c If you’re a “Star Wars” fan of a certain age, you may recall a certain scene in “Return of the Jedi” in which Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia wore a certain metal bikini. Earlier this week, Kottke found this on-set image of the filming of the third installment in the original trilogy, showing Fisher and [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:17:03 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_13 699ad9bd4a97067869fae3906ceb5f5e A bit of follow-up on the two experiments we described last week : First off, the water cycle model. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:28 -0800 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_14 75caaa4ace8b4a018c8c5400f27c7aec Gorgeous! ... and likely a future ad campaign for Staples or OfficeMax... Steven Nicholson is a 2yr student at Plymouth university in the United Kingdom studying Graphic communications with typography. And apparently he is a genius with a hole punch? Check out this self portrait using 10 different sized single hole punches on a a1 piece of paper ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_15 a328bfef993d1c2a9ef10c75c5549198 The safe answer to how a lantern shark turns its luminescence on and off is: “Any way it wants.” Now researchers have looked into the belly of the beast and found that three hormones act as on-off switches for these glow-in-the-dark sharks. It is the first discovery of hormones controlling bioluminescence in animals, the scientists report in ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:54:27 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_16 437d3e56560e7acf8e9949fd197e1446 Nothing new, but M pointed me at Greenman on sea ice which has a quote from Wadhams (starts around 5:00, quote around 5:20 I think) that is the "the arctic will be ice free in summer in 20 years" or words to that effect (which got noted in my Arctic to be 'ice-free in summer'? . I still don't believe it, not that that matters. Watch the video ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T21:40:00Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_17 81ea5c5973ba45a44f4b2ebf2b837ce1 On Tuesday, November 3rd, while Panamanians celebrated Independence Day Holidays, heavy machinery unexpectedly entered and began cutting down tropical forest and mangroves near Galeta outside of Colon, Panama, report local sources. mongabay.com confirmed that the latest clearing has been carried out "almost in secret during national holidays so ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T21:37:48Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_18 0b6a8e8221961b415b607de7584d0fa3 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:32:25 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_19 63cdee79be1c70eaa36155a77602c162 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:32:23 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/21#item_20 24955f0b33f2e8809b6202f0eda981f7 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:32:23 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_1 efbe13ae40298f011a91e384aa35aa3c Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_2 60b6b3551ac55305d969b3eaf2b20d7f Music fans are increasingly watching live concerts without gassing up cars, driving to venues, or paying for expensive tickets and convenience fees. Music webcasting has shown promise for over a decade, but the stage is being set now for an online live-music renaissance. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:24:37 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_3 eadc50ba87095af0cdef15ae6c08677c The government will produce guidelines on the independence of its scientific advisers, Science Minister Lord Drayson says. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:01:15 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_4 e5b65152466c4c3b2373c2632970434f Thank the Intelligent Designer it's Friday; I've had a long week. Anyway, here are some weekend links for you. Science: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:01:00 Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_5 23e5a6ea8b81812bc212d5c05b1a3a93 I have a deep and rather personal interest in earthquake and volcano prediction. This comes from spending most of my youth within a few kilometers of an active fault line and less than 100km from a volcano that has, in the past, left a layer of ash over most of the surface of the Earth. In fact, events in just the last year (nevermind the last ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:50:48 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_6 21aaa0d01e1a7c713b5c23b32e391455 At least 40 world leaders are likely to attend December's UN climate summit in a bid to secure a new global treaty. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:58:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_7 71bb23bd0623a65e8bcfd031500de6ae Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T15:36:12-05:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_8 22492ee74dfcd21f2feae8f8373a5eb7 I just finished presenting Tim's (and Rob's and Kurt's) paper in our Department Seminar Series:Appalachian State University Department of Economics Seminars 2009-2010 All seminars are in Raley 3010 at 2:00 P.M. unless otherwise indicated. ... November 6, John Whitehead, "Angler Heterogeneity and the Species-Specific Demand for Marine Recreational ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:33:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_9 4668aa4214663aaecb7c73978aae9194 Police in Romania swoop in on 19 members of an alleged international bank-card ring that's been active in Switzerland, Italy, France and the United States. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T11:44:43-08:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_10 ef083b2ed777a1e45002ac8bd6260a08 Yale Environment 360: With skepticism growing about the chances of reaching a climate agreement next month in Copenhagen, Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:33:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_11 db5241e8a03fedce1ba9cdffa4aaa26f Kristy is a Rochester mother and breast cancer survivor. Access to affordable health insurance is a life-or-death matter for her and millions of other Americans. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:25:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_12 dadf4f0eab35ae20b436bc8e017f67c3 The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detects gamma rays in lightning that have the right energy for the decay of energetic positrons, which are the antimatter counterpart of electrons. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:57:58 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_13 afd628fb1824c9cb0a5d03b8f887ac1b Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T12:21:30-08:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_14 f723bbf4737b91fc453c75d48bad432b WorldChanging Team: Chinese scientists claim to be able to control the weather. But is so-called geoengineering more than wishful thinking? And, if so, should we be... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:20:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_15 b165eceeb37ffdf448182e298d2c09b3 Though I’m eager to ditch my iPhone and 86 AT&T, I’m not going to switch to Verizon for the Droid. Here's why. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T20:14:20Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_16 321a608555f1c473b2fbbe90a15e5494 The EU, that bastion of environmental common sense, is giving away its carbon credits. For free. To some of their biggest polluters. Reuters reports that European Union lawmakers have approved a list of heavy industries, including metals, textiles, building materials and ceramics, that will be handed free carbon credits starting in 2013, rather ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:45:00 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_17 21e112e9d7dabdea1a84d68c4b5c85f2 A new study reveals that the melody of a newborn's cries seems to be influenced by the sound of the parents' native tongue. The findings suggest that crying infants may be imitating the patterns of the language they heard before they were born. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:05:57 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_18 11c5442ec36cb764a71fbf5618d4fa07 Read on Source) ]]> Fri Nov 06 15:04:47 EST 2009 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_19 0b9a46ae6362c4f8cfb8d0b44a27780b Australia's national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), has this week denied accusations that it is preventing researchers from publishing work on politically-sensitive issues such as climate change. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:58:50 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/41#item_20 602e8a4ab2c3cfe0e1576b0f57a62809 Porcupine Tree, "Kneel and Disconnect" : New Porcupine Tree! It's always great to get new stuff from these guys. It's good, but it's not up to the quality of their last two albums. (But given that their last two were utterly amazing, that's not much of a criticism.) Mind Games, "Royalty in Jeopardy" : Some prog that I recently found via eMusic. ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:43:52 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_1 ce588c0bec706b1840285449bd50fe00 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:57:17 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_2 a9403478d671aa863a47a26696d7ed02 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:17:46 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_3 98c37fa454f821b826aad462b34e6a25 I recently came across this TEDx video by David Logan talking about the five tribal stages and was glad on discovering another confirmation to my stage theoretic model. Dave along with King and Haleee have also written a book titled “Tribal Leadership” which summarizes their research, their tribal leadership model and how corporates ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:21:28 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_4 0f26763b114f25bb18c1f98899bdb59f Senior NOAA officials today commissioned NOAA Ship Pisces, the nation’s most advanced fisheries research vessel, and dedicated a new fisheries laboratory in Pascagoula, Miss. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T19:07:06Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_5 1774007d0d6be1ae62f0a74ea0318b27 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:00:02 PST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_6 b3330e6cbaca4f574f4519ec091e8756 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T18:49:02Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_7 1c8976cbf445eb4d403dc032748039bc SC Johnson, maker of a variety of household products that include Glade, Drano and Scrubbing Bubbles, says in its latest sustainability report that it has reduced greenhouse gas emissions 27 percent at its worldwide factories over the last eight years. In the U.S., the Racine, WI, company reported a 17 percent reduction in GHG emissions since [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_8 7063db47ff9ba36101a180fbeb6ac531 The parents of two French students murdered by an offender under probation supervision began a claim yesterday for “substantial damages” against the police and Ministry of Justice. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_9 5dd0a7dd78f65fea2cf47df0ebb11f6d Investigators have begun piecing together a harrowing story of missed clues and sudden carnage left by an army psychiatrist who gunned down more than 40 people on a Texas army base, killing 13, when faced with the prospect of deploying to a war he wished President Obama had ended. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T18:35:08Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_10 5891170c1ad0f0418cadd37cdf9675bf Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_11 30218889388b5c99079ea3107fe5ff33 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:26:40 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_12 d7d1ac57a1dd40cdc06c992bf81a42f4 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:22:45 CST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_13 400b54ff9994d566ec4ff0f38ccddd39 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T19:08:00.020+01:00 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_14 9233dc9d68e71b73191fd99f66490316 What is the best method to forecast the future global mean temperatures? You may construct complicated climate models based on your currently believed set of important physical mechanisms and train these models. You should still make sure that their behavior agrees with the previously measured temperatures. An alternative route is ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_15 2f07f1e73f41e653be182bc3d7a8d385 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_16 3ccb74843f5625b52dc175de24447fcc At the 2009 International Genetically Engineered Machine competition, undergraduates from all over the world unveiled the living machines they'd created with snippets of DNA, from bacteria that change color when they detect pollutants to ones that secrete non-toxic superglue. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_17 1ff70d1183dd32dc32a8677f9d1c69f0 Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: how to end the epidemic of short-sightedness, the future of computer graphics, and why human microbes are total NIMBYs (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:04:47 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_18 ccdd226893864bf3358ef72353e74fd5 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:58:30 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_19 830ffa04f32e0b8fe79871cf5d46b0d9 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:44 +0100 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/61#item_20 3fc547928308ac06acb66e6bed2a428e 6 November 2009 After the trajectory correction manoeuvre on 22 October, Rosetta has lined up on a near-perfect Earth approach path. The manoeuvre was so precise that mission controllers decided not to use the additional manoeuvre slot that was available yesterday. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:50:03 CST http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_1 05e0733c2b816081aed7ce0066e428f0 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:43:59 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_2 5cdfcfabd2cb5dc463821c19f4fc5bcf This is a photo I borrowed from Dara Norman's blog post over on NSBP's Vector . It is about the star party held over at hhe White House in October of this year. It looks like it was a lot of fun! Er, you may recognize one or two of those people at the telescope... -cvj (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:41:24Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_3 5af050205f9b934bfca4bb7530d4240e Former NASA official sentenced to probation , AP "A former top NASA official has been sentenced to three years probation, six months of electronic monitoring and a $2,500 fine for breaking ethics laws. Courtney Stadd, of Bethesda, Md., was convicted of helping a consulting client get nearly $10 million of the space agency's funds." Keith's note: ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:38:31 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_4 59f996339fbb19627c057a62f99761be Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:16 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_5 171b8e4d975a897237a84178c6dd082f Astronomers have been searching for the mysterious Planet X for hundreds of years. It was the search for a theoretical planet beyond Uranus that turned up Neptune, and then again for Pluto. And even now there are some astronomers who think there's a more distant planet out there. Oh, and there are a bunch of [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:32:29 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_6 e5d7acea74af59ff4eb45446c7495db9 Customers of Play.com have contacted the BBC to report problems with the online retailer's ordering system. Many customers have received e-mails from Play.com reporting the despatch of an order they did not place. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:32:29 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_7 68924e6e83e93fb6d19b2aed9fd86d68 OK, I know that some people see the face of their religious icons in random things. I’ve written about this a zillion times. And I know that sometimes it’s just pareidolia, our tendency to see faces in random objects. And I know that people will think it’s a miracle, when really it’s the end-product of thousands of ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:18:33 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_8 6e37997233fc3051086a4ff0809e7629 Dr. Free-Ride: I wanted to ask you guys a question. I think maybe I asked you this question (or something like it ) some time ago, but you were a lot younger and, you know, you keep growing and changing and stuff. So the question is, when someone tells you something about science, how can you tell if that person knows what they're talking about? ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:25:37 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_9 14e0e104fc7418c4ed8cc9697ae18445 Some large-scale studies appear to overestimate the threats of climate change on biodiversity, a study suggests. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:11 Z http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_10 e848c21784227583d392f15a5a57bdf4 The aquatic ecosystems of Antarctica keep turning up surprises for scientists, who have found flourishing ecosystems comprised mostly of microorganisms. A new paper, published in Science , examined samples drawn from an Antarctic lake and tracked seasonal changes in the viruses that prey on these bacteria. They found large, diverse populations ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:58:10 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_11 3ed0be10dbbe1c691dea63e85cec2b69 This week, Jessica Palmer of Bioephemera posted an illuminating report on the politics that govern—and often hamper—scientific research for drug abuse treatment. In her post, Jessica points out, "research to help [cigarette] smokers quit is generally portrayed as necessary and important," but the media, politicians, and society at ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:54:37 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_12 6656fdfd4b63e6d041702f13615a99ae Update #2, 5:30 pm: NASA has now said that after further analysis, the space debris they have been tracking no longer poses any concern or threat to the ISS. Everyone can rest easy tonight! The piece of debris was only 5 cm long, and will not pass within the "pizza box" zone [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:50:20 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_13 bee796318cdf3cdcbe0a5de5557c7219 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:50:20 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_14 76841e0d856a9754fa283405e97488f7 IBM has opened a research center dedicated to developing tools that will allow healthcare professionals to more efficiently use data in medical decision making. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:50:20 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_15 f701be8aa2a7b76ca39f62bbd34aef6c Researchers at Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology have announced that they have found an enzyme that helps nerves to grow inn areas that have been damaged after trauma. In typical injuries scar tissue forms around the damage point and the body removes the tissue so that new muscle and nerves can grow in the area that was damaged. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:50:20 -0500 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_16 e66fa2b4947791903ba5ce59edb5dc8a Pink Brain, Blue Brain (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:28:28 -0600 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_17 4f87f0b5fab4639dce5a02df817f97ff The Mars Express spacecraft recently flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae, a fault system that extends for more than 600 miles, on Mars. The image below has a resolution of 21 meters (about 70 feet) per... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:14:00 GMT http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_18 e971980341329fb6bf76a34ce6acafa6 Wired.com's EV conversion project is in full swing with the purchase of a beautiful body: a $500, sky-blue, 1967 Volkswagen Beetle. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:07:19 +0000 http://megite.com/science/1257610467/81#item_19 f0f0ee38be35f1f01d0eff7e9712dbd9 If you are still wondering what this weird object is, find out back at this week's Where In the Universe Challenge. The answer has now been posted. Thanks for playing, and check back next week for another test of your visual knowledge of the cosmos. © nancy for Universe Today, 2009. | Permalink [...] (Read on Source) ]]>