Science

The Depressed History Job Market

polymeme — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:50:23 -0500

WWW.INSIDEHIGHERED.COM :This year’s decline in academic jobs in history may be 15 percent or higher, according to preliminary data presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association... READ MORE

Scientists dismiss 'detox myth'

polymeme — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:50:23 -0500

BBC NEWS :There is no evidence that products widely promoted to help the body "detox" work, scientists warn... READ MORE

Space elevators needed for space solar power?

polymeme — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:50:15 -0500

NEW SCIENTIST :space solar power.jpgIt might sound like the piling of one unlikely science fiction idea on top of another - but the small band of enthusiasts who believe machines called space elevators could one day become a reality say their technology could one day save the planet... READ MORE

The warmaholics' fantasy

polymeme — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:50:15 -0500

THE AUSTRALIAN :THE warmaholics are fond of using the phrase "official records going back to 1850", but the simple facts are that prior to the 1970s, surface-based temperatures from a few indiscriminate... READ MORE

What Does The Surgeon General Do?

polymeme — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:50:14 -0500

BETTER HEALTH :Intense debate has broken out across the blogosphere regarding the candidacy of CNN medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta... READ MORE

The Russian Bear Slashes a Social Network

polymeme — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:22:46 -0500

VALLEYWAG.GAWKER.COM :The bubble in social networking has burst, decisively. LiveJournal, the San Francisco-based arm of Sup... READ MORE

Milky Way 50 Percent Larger, Astronomers Discover

polymeme — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:22:46 -0500

WIRED SCIENCE :Artist's conceptions of the Milky Way might give you the impression that astronomers have a precise notion of what our galaxy looks like... READ MORE

E-patients With a Disability or Chronic Disease

polymeme — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:22:46 -0500

PEW INTERNET AND AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT: REPORTS FEED :About a fifth of American adults say that a disability, handicap, or chronic disease keeps them from participating fully in work, school... READ MORE

Police set to step up hacking of home PCs

polymeme — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:22:46 -0500

TIMES ONLINE :THE Home Office has quietly adopted a new plan to allow police across Britain routinely to hack into people’s personal computers without a warrant... READ MORE

Can Partisanship Save Citizenship?

polymeme — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:22:46 -0500

THE AMERICAN PROSPECT ARTICLES :Public intellectuals don't agree on much. However, in recent years they seemed to nearly unanimously believe that American public life was in terrible shape... READ MORE