• Entertainment & Gaming

    Race to the Beat

    By Brett Zarda Posted on 10.6.2008 1 Comments

    Music can inspire much. It can evoke emotions and insert itself into our memories—but even Tom Petty ain’t getting me through 26.2 miles. Half that? Maybe. That's what the scientists behind yesterday's "Run to the Beat" half marathon were banking on by including 17 bands along the London course that were systematically chosen to distract runners from the misery of the moment. British sports psychologist Dr. Costas Karageorghis helped pick the individual tempo, genre and location of each band to best benefit the runners.

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    10.6.2008 at 06:51pm - Comment by jordanwashere

    Me, personaly I wouldn't run a marathon even if I could listen to a marathon of my favorite songs while I was a part of it.

  • Science

    Humanitarian Tech in Action

    By Posted on 9.22.2008 1 Comments

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    10.6.2008 at 06:48pm - Comment by jordanwashere

    Wow, this is some cool stuff! In this instance, we're not giving billons of dollars to dictators, we already have the technology and in some instances have already used it sucessfuly in the field. Finally, these all are relatively cheap and in the right hands, will defenently pay off in the long run.

  • The Environment

    Inside the Vertical Farm

    By Posted on 9.4.2008 7 Comments

    10.6.2008 at 06:41pm - Comment by jordanwashere

    I think that this is the way to farm the future, if they can just come up with the technology, and it looks like they already have, and the start up costs, then this is the way to feed our constantly growing planet. Of course there are ideas like this all the time, what with flying cars and giant skyscrapers containing hundreds of thousands of people and calling it a city. Well, its a good thing that we have PPX!

  • The Environment

    The Cost of Gases

    By Molika Ashford Posted on 9.30.2008 6 Comments

    Plans for cap-and-trade, carbon taxes, and other financial tools to curb global warming may float in and out of the national forum. But on a more local level, a price has already been placed on greenhouse gas emissions; it's $3.07 per ton.

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    10.6.2008 at 06:17pm - Comment by jordanwashere

    I thought that this article was good, but the topic isn't. I like the idea that energy hogs are being made to pay and every thing, but maybe things should be a little bit faster, we're not getting any younger, and neither is the planet

  • Science

    A Million Plastic Balls to Halt Carcinogens

    By Holly Otterbein Posted on 10.6.2008 14 Comments

    If you make a mess, just cover it up. That’s the theory behind the Department of Water and Power’s latest project in Los Angeles, which aims to prevent the formation of a carcinogen in two drinking-water sources, the Ivanhoe [pictured] and Elysian reservoirs.

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    10.6.2008 at 06:04pm - Comment by jordanwashere

    Plus, couldn't all the money from labor, and design and the production of the balls in the first place be used more efficiently somewhere else like in the recycling department maybe?

  • Science

    And the Ig Nobel Goes To . . .

    By Holly Otterbein Posted on 10.6.2008 4 Comments

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    10.6.2008 at 05:58pm - Comment by jordanwashere

    You know the Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel did this one first and I don't see them having an Ig Nobel.

  • Science

    And the Ig Nobel Goes To . . .

    By Holly Otterbein Posted on 10.6.2008 4 Comments

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    10.6.2008 at 05:56pm - Comment by jordanwashere

    I'll remember this one the next time I invent a new food!



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