• Science

    I Want That On My Desk By Two Million Years Ago

    By Rachel Durfee Posted on 10.7.2008 4 Comments

    Whether you've had to make last-minute photocopies, cough up the last three dollars in your wallet to fetch coffee, or have your brilliant idea shot down in a meeting, everyone has had at least one boss who has been, let's face it, beastly. According to a new study, this behavior can be traced back to the hunter-gatherer days of our prehistoric ancestors.

    10.22.2008 at 06:37pm - Comment by chuckster3.0

    "I am not sure I agree with the findings. At one time, I was the owner of a small business and was very controlling and angry with my employees. I found however, that my anger issues stemmed from growing up in a dysfunctional family and harboring a lot of resentment. I was able to work through my issues by attending recovery classes at my church that were written by a Christian psychologist. ( Making Peace With Your Past by Tim Sledge & Celebrate Recovery by Rick Warren) I am now able to deal with my issues in a healthy way and no longer feel the need to “protect my turf”. The need to be controlling and in charge has turned into a need to be compassionate, understanding and caring. I do not believe if it was instinctual I would be able to change my behavior. I believe most people grow up in family with some sort of dysfunction and carry those issues with them until they choose to deal with them, and until they do everybody around them has to pay the price." First of all you have used anecdotal evidence. You may have had a dysfunctional childhood, but not all mean bosses have had dysfuctional childhoods. Second. Instictual behavior does not mean you can't change your behavior. It is a human instinct to procreate and yet some people choose to live celibate lives under their own free will. Isaac Newton was one

  • The Environment

    Crazy Rasberry Ants

    By Posted on 5.15.2008 7 Comments

    First came the killer bees and now comes the crazy ants. Houston is home to a new invasive species of ant, thought to have arrived via a container ship in 2002. The as-of-yet unidentified species is colloquially referred to as the crazy rasberry ant for its erratic foraging habits, appearing to dart in every direction but straight ahead. The ant has quickly become a nuisance both to the local ecology and to the people living with them. They are omivorous and will eat everything from flora to other insects and even the hatchlings of a local grouse called the prarie chicken.

    5.24.2008 at 09:37pm - Comment by chuckster3.0

    you cannot eradicate a species that reproduces as quickly as ants just like you can't eradicate mosquitos. Especially if these ants are omnivorous. This species needs to be identified and studied so that we can correctly identify it's strengths and weakness's and what feeds on it. We can only manage it's population and modify our habits so that we can effectively coexist.

  • Gadgets

    Apple Sued for Not Being Colorful Enough

    By Posted on 4.1.2008 8 Comments

    An angry Apple iMac owner filed a class-action lawsuit against the company because she says the monitors don't display as many colors as advertised. The lawsuit claims that Apple knows its monitors only display 262,144 colors, but asserts in marketing materials that the machines flash millions of hues.

    5.24.2008 at 09:19pm - Comment by chuckster3.0

    you guys are a bunch of whiners. at least you have color. In the 80's computers were just starting to get color and the people did not care whether or not the color was off. they were happy just to have color.

  • Science

    One in Eight U.S. Biology Teachers Teaches Creationism

    By Posted on 2.12.2009 109 Comments

    The results of the first national survey of teachers about evolution in their classrooms are in. Darwin would quiver in his boots to learn that in this day and age, one in eight American biology teachers teach creationism and intelligent design as a sound alternative to his theory. In fact, 13 percent of the country’s teachers think they can run an excellent biology class without even mentioning Darwin or evolution.

    5.24.2008 at 08:43pm - Comment by chuckster3.0

    My Mom is getting her masters to become a special ed teacher and she is having trouble getting her thesis done. the fact that 1 in 8 biology teachers teach creationism as a "valid scientific theory means that 1 in 8 schools don't mind, and niether do the districts. This scares me

  • Science

    The Zero-Emissions One-Wheeled Motorcycle

    By Posted on 5.28.2008 53 Comments

    Uno Cost to Develop: $45,000 Time: 2 years Prototype | | | | | Product Just before his plane dipped into the clouds above Beijing International Airport two years ago, Ben Gulak caught the last clear view of the sun that he would see for two weeks. On the ground, the 17-year-old, who was on a family trip to China, quickly spotted a source for much of the thick haze hanging over the city: smog-spewing motorbikes. Thousands of them, everywhere. “Right then,” he says, “I decided that I wanted to create an alternative mode of transportation, something clean and compact.”

    5.18.2008 at 12:35pm - Comment by chuckster3.0

    this vehicle is much like the B-2 stealth bomber. It will need an advanced computer system in order to perform well.



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