http://www.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 15:39:03 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_1 5bae2bac686dd50d28f52450ed3b8624 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:48:16 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_2 be69923b9d31c0ee906044b1a4259f12 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:09:39 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_3 cf84a8ae8577db3c27f12fdabf260dcc Durham, N.C. — Duke University is recruiting female students to take part in a research study involving Tupperware-style parties where sexual toys are discussed and purchased. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:49:20 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_5 b2f8b58bf211678430ff58d966d8ecb5 The new Verizon Droid, like many a high-profile smartphone just coming onto the market, has been hailed by some as a potential--you know what's coming--iPhone killer. (Chronicling the very first Droid sales in Manhattan the other day, CNET's Maggie Reardon observed that the gadget may actually turn out to be more of a BlackBerry killer.) (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:07:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_6 af9cc0712279d404abe6e314f10e194f Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:08:25 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_7 82763ce73c6df7a99a2f561851d42d02 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:08:25 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_8 2128b954fb6f24c1a80861493fdc36de I am all for discovering the Meaning of Life. And though I was once concerned that you could never trust scientists enough to find it, many wise people persuaded me that we should still try. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat Nov 07 16:00:00 EST 2009 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_9 b229a7055212cf6602458baff20938a5 The slash pine plantations on the left and the natural grassland on the right belong to different watersheds. When compared, the plantation yields about one half of the water per unit area than its grassland counterpart.Domingo Alcaraz (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:58:23 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_10 cc6f9f7abfcb39fdbc90bb7870376cac AP - Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:46:22 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_11 bb7e97e36cc548e91bdb096e66f52137 Montreal's Jewish General Hospital says a full-disclosure policy regarding mistakes made during patient care is responsible for a 50 per cent drop in adverse incidents over the past three years. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:36:12 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_12 f397e45b906029e99f4c706d99c795c9 Some crazy lady in British Columbia named either Sonia or Tanja Jensen has me on a mailing list. I'm in good company; also on the list are the president of my university, Bob Bruininks, as well as Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, the Governor of Alaska, Greenpeace, Angela Merkel, and the German Balkan Trust. Strangely, NASA is not on the list. ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:58:23 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_13 b4521e1d098651cc1f7f5c290f0a9c6c If you walked into a store to buy a jacket and had to keep it for two years, you might wonder just how much you felt like paying. This is where companies such as H&M have shown a superior understanding of humanity by pricing well-designed clothes for a naturally short life. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:37:07 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_14 ca044d01461b934ceb5dd6a4db004874 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T10:10:02-07:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_15 8403b32defe5e6c5f6d8fe2830556fd5 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T10:00:02-07:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_16 0d68cc8d9b1700e6f4735956e36344a1 (AP) -- Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:11:15 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_17 71ca4909509a76f8da4156ec0b433730 Yo dawg! This is a soccer tournament weekend for the Free-Rides. (First game: 8:00 AM. Time of departure from Casa Free-Ride: 6:30 AM. Zombification complete !) At the moment, the younger offspring and I are chilling before the younger offspring's team's second game; the younger offspring is watching Fred videos , while I am filling in gaps in ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_18 b7a41e5ab68491e96638b3c926dc648e Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T11:10:01-07:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/1#item_19 ef6c7b2bd3aa41b42bbd459bb1bde4e9 US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:51:32 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_1 d9c869a77bac0d763c94a74c01621068 So says Sci-Am . The article is high on pic and low on facts. Only a small percentage of the CO2 is captured - 1.5% - but that is OK, it is only a demo plant. The key question, of course, is how much extra coal is burnt to achieve this? This vital fact is not clearly provided. The 1.5% is clear And now roughly 1.5 percent of the CO2 billowing ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:42:15 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_2 0b90f47e5f4ade328bbe9f558c0b22bd It's always good to be able to categorize and explain relationships in the world. I'm going to have to ponder this further, though. The Mummy is clearly in the same region as Frankenstein, but does the infectious nature of lycanthropy put the Wolfman in the same category as Dracula? I guess if zombies count as converters, so do werewolves. ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T10:40:05-07:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_3 3513e4b7eeb4c4d185e59e0a1ff781e7 Scientists have discovered the first evidence that dinosaurs roamed the South Island of New Zealand with 70-million-year-old footprints found in six locations. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:16:42 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_4 b295b0528ffac37bc808afe4409a4bf4 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:30:11 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_5 bd627eca8c5299555045ff776a9f0228 One of the problem with influenza vaccine production (as well as some other vaccines) is that the vaccine is made by injecting into chicken eggs--infecting chicken embryos--and then harvesting and killing the virus for use in the vaccine. This is a very time-consuming process that takes months. A holy grail of influenza vaccine production has ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:37:48 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_6 9639f1ff5a48d2adcce6de0d29a8aa2f Opportunity has come upon another big rock on Mars. But what is it? Another meteorite? A big clump of ejecta from an old impact? There's lots of other debris scattered around this area as well. The rock has been named "Marquette Island," staying with the island theme for the other meteorites Oppy [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:21:56 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_7 0ad617a7aa893df749d544466a72f774 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:21:56 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_8 fe40f4cf9d0526cddf68a51054ac57b7 Beginning Nov. 15, Verizon subscribers looking to get out of their smart-phone contracts early will pay $350 for the privilege. That early-termination fee is double the current one, but Verizon insists it's justified because of the higher prices of today's phones. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_9 d88cedd74172503f0ff90cc449e4aab0 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_10 698905ecd6baffef02e4d351d922105e Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:16:42 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_11 8b42ae48931e3862dcfdb742ae51ed2e The LA Times notes that the provision in the Senate health care reform bill that supports payment for Christian Science faith healing as a legitimate form of medical treatment was supported by prominent members of both parties: Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T15:18:36Z http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_12 c47c970892b674c40955331b06b5a4f7 As politicians and diplomats try to crush expectations from the Copenhagen negotiations next month, young people across the world are stepping up their efforts to preserve the hope of a legally binding, science-based, equitable agreement to secure the survival of all nations and peoples. Since rising to the task of co-leading the UK Youth ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:39:39 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_13 1644496abd43cd25c67bc2448ea358a1 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:23:27 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_14 9fffb987ee0193fddef7dbf005035d74 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:02:39 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_15 714c601dbf77f27a8fadcb922895ef3b You hear a lot from Republicans crowing about President Obama's approval ratings dropping, and those of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid being very low. But the truth is that the public's perceptions of both parties has crashed over the last few months. Here's the yearlong trend from the Daily Kos polls : Read the rest of this post... | Read the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_16 c9924daac08b6921ecb6f34e47ca0ee5 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:51:50 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_17 a67721d6529e55624fb99c7a181e822a Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:34:19 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_18 cffd3d6cec4b8139c974c4deaedb02d1 I recently finished reading The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures , a new book by Nicholas Wade , a science writer for The New York Times . Before giving it the "full treatment" I thought it behooved me to revisit some of the scientific literature which Wade relies upon to give form to his argument. One of the pillars of ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:02:17 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_19 7fac66436b975bc42e6304f9bc4347ab Our new county commissioner sent out a letter informing the volunteer fire departments that we'd have to submit a 2009 budget for this past year, a 2010 budget for the upcoming year, and a full asset register (i.e., inventory) in order to receive 2010 funds from the county. These traditionally amount to $4500, which isn't a whole lot. I suspect I ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:02:17 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/21#item_20 3047eb928a167678cc22da933337749f It's The Month of October, Number 45 in a series, and what a month! Pacific storms, seasonally frigid weather in much of the US, deluges in most of the same locations, and an inactive north Atlantic hurricane season that has embarrassed last spring's hurricane prognosticators all point to an El Niño winter. In some places, particularly the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:50:31 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_1 07f1d7fa9bc2260c2c98f3939b3dbc44 In the first days of their lives, French infants already cry in a different way to German babies. This was the result of a study by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, the Centre for Pre-language Development and Developmental Disorders (ZVES) at the University Clinic Würzburg, and the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_2 15a2e4604a4ded278077ee68140dc2a2 Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:50:31 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_3 f80dc1cdcbdeb7090d1f7ccf794bf654 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:50:31 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_4 021cb51992f506d7f680c8281752a261 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:43:02 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_5 d9dace9e211f97dec06ea651b2c5dee4 The Cassini spacecraft has weathered the Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, flyby of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_6 948505d257ebb5f5bdad005b3a699339 Superstar writer Malcolm Gladwell teases out complexities behind the obvious and fun in the mundane in his collection of essays, What the Dog Saw (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_7 8c8eb5856f15d2040d1ffa1ac7b31a10 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:30:41 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_8 2acacb9ebe33c0edc89e5942643811f0 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:30:33 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_9 53f67a8e6f511c91e8efdf7c85e9d125 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_10 d2928e57898faea8ca28b031b0062415 Scientists at Michigan State University are receiving nearly $3 million from the National Institutes of Health to uncover how several popular plants make medicinal compounds. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_11 9895543e87aed7bf49c0aa28a5a52ebc Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:28:06 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_12 682b4a69c5059ef97ef7974372b6d9e5 Ignite-style talks are very, very energetic. They last 5 minutes each and the slideshow is set to automatically change slides every 15 seconds. Thus, one cannot be slow or go over time. These kinds of talks can be very funny, yet also very powerful. At ScienceOnline2010, we will have an Ignite session on Saturday night, at the Radisson Hotel ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_13 7c454f19255a9062606a86e6990e5ef9 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_14 09fd955b2fcd2c05474da6e7702975ba Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_15 7290ddb7df0091315b852b7169466982 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_16 6630d8f4985fbef4ee70970467310104 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_17 6872817b0f29c12486d3844b12da7132 Several years ago, the professional career counselor Margaret Newhouse wrote an essay for The Chronicle called "Deprogramming From the Academic Cult." Newhouse argued that graduate school in the humanities indoctrinates its students into believing that they are failures if they do not remain inside the ivory tower, even if there are no suitable ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:38:45 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_18 fb724f10e721973c262dc4f4a08e4c90 As I was stuffing my face today, I wondered if the Universe cared. The short answer is no. The slightly longer and more depressing answer is: my existence is more marginal than a speck of stray DNA on a grain of sand staring at vast oceans (that's literally true, oh the irony...). Clearly, there's no point to existence except amusement. So, here' ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T00:20:00-06:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_19 1c673ecb06af1f13e3ce7516f83a1fd1 Here's the description and table of contents for Intersection of Fantasy & Native America: From H.P. Lovecraft to Leslie Marmon Silko edited by Amy H. Sturgis and David D. Oberhelman: A number of contemporary Native American authors incorporate elements of fantasy into their fiction, while several non-Native fantasy authors utilize elements of ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T13:13:37Z http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/41#item_20 ca5399defde81c9226ef3084c7042cf3 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T00:20:00-06:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/61#item_1 102dd7bf428081dbeefda95e76ed078b (Formerly MSSPNexus) News and information for those who work in healthcare administration, including medical staff leadership, patient safety, quality, accreditation, compliance, risk management, law, and provider credentialing. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T12:31:00.004Z http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/61#item_2 5135660fbc257dcb070cdaaf56a96a3a Tell me, if you know, the name of this sprawling woodland plant with small paddle-shaped leaves, November-red, and bright red berries. And thorns. Thorns seemingly too thin and soft to be of much use deterring browsers. What deer would hesitate to nibble here? And yet, this lovely plant -- whose name I do not know -- bristles menacingly, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:10:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/61#item_3 788889db112d7a4e426179f7de09b533 One of Britain's leading ethical travel operators has launched a scathing attack on the carbon offset industry and has decided to stop offering offsets to its customers as a way of reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. Justin Francis, the founder of responsibletravel.com, said he had decided to abandon offsets because he believes they have ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:30:53 -0800 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/61#item_4 f362ed08c0c4f944a6dc176a483fdd58 Brainwave sofa by Unfold & Lucas Maassen... modeled on your brainwaves! via BB . The design of the Brainwave Sofa is driven by a brain scan. Brain wave activities are being recorded by an electroencephalograph by placing electrodes on the bare skin on the head. Via BioExplorer, a computer program that records biophysical data, processes and ... 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(Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:05:45 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/61#item_11 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://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/61#item_12 999414fba65664d15b01a18debab9f0b Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:05:45 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/61#item_13 904b48042d245bfc55c95a731a651e4b According to the Green Press Initiative, it takes around 30 million trees to produce all the books in the U.S. And that’s leaving out all the magazines and newspapers that cycle through the average American home. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:00:28 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/61#item_14 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) ]]> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:37:14 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/61#item_15 0e526314227b1a08d8f5dba4fe344a5f When a NASA spacecraft rammed into the moon in October, the event also stirred an observable cloud of public anxiety and protests in some quarters about "bombing" the moon. (Read on Source) ]]> 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/61#item_16 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) ]]> 2009-11-07T01:26:04Z http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/61#item_17 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://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/61#item_18 ab114e0d663f1d6ecf83f806b0291ce5 A 3-D animated take on Charles Dickens's classic story, with Jim Carrey voicing Scrooge – and the Ghosts. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/61#item_19 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://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/61#item_20 7d79f255399e9d36674b6cddf51ec702 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T00:45:41Z http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/81#item_1 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://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/81#item_2 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://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/81#item_3 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://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/81#item_4 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) ]]> 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/81#item_5 ad1c7df943b1445efbf975e670d44a2b Skip to content. | Skip to navigation (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:57:39 -0500 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/81#item_6 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://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/81#item_7 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. 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(Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/81#item_13 58f0f17221c82bed24929f42cab5d69f Gevdeep Bhabra1,10, Aman Sood1,10, Brenton Fisher1, Laura Cartwright2, Margaret Saunders2, William Howard Evans3, Annmarie Surprenant4, Gloria Lopez-Castejon4, Stephen Mann5, Sean A. Davis5, Lauren A. Hails5, Eileen Ingham6, Paul Verkade7, Jon Lane7, Kate Heesom8, Roger Newson9 & Charles Patrick Case1 (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T17:56:20-05:00 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/81#item_14 6b9bd700380b7c8bf829c59202e5076b The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday approved two companion bills that would require businesses and government agencies to notify individuals of security breaches involving sensitive personally identifiable information. Both bills go to the Senate for consideration. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:19:28 +0000 http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/81#item_15 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://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/81#item_16 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 22:00:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/science/1257629977/81#item_17 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 ... 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