A self-portrait by the Dutch master is confirmed by the world's leading Rembrandt expert.
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/wildlife-photographer-uses-swan-disguise-closer-birds.html
BOOKS - Random House gives Da Vinci Code ebooks away free to promote Dan Brown’s new book
Random House’s Doubleday is giving away free digital copies of Dan Brown’s bestselling book The Da Vinci Code for a week in order to promote his upcoming book, Inferno.
http://regator.com/p/259684522/random_house_gives_da_vinci_code_ebooks_away/
CLIMATE - The Earth is warming and human activity is the primary cause.
Climate disruptions put our food and water supply at risk, endanger our health, jeopardizeour national security, and threaten other basic human needs.
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/
CLIMATE - Climate change is top threat, says US Navy commander
Julia Whitty at Mother Jones recently had a great piece about how the US Navy is responding to climate change. This week, she reports that Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of the US Pacific Command, told a group of scholars at Harvard and Tufts universities that the biggest long-term security threat in the Pacific region is climate change.
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/climate-change-top-threat-says-us-navy-commander.html
CLIMATE - Is the Insurance Industry Clueless about the Risks Posed by Climate Change?
This post isn’t about social enterprises per se, but an issue at the heart of many such companies–sustainability.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/annefield/2013/03/15/does-the-insurance-industry-understand-the-risks-posed-by-climate-change/
ECONOMICS - What A CEO Can Teach A Pope
In the days leading up to the election of Pope Francis, Thomas A. Reese, a noted Jesuit priest and scholar at Georgetown University, was widely quoted as saying that the next successor to Saint Peter needs to be “Jesus Christ with an M.B.A.”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andyboynton/2013/03/19/what-a-ceo-can-teach-a-pope/
EDUCATION - Innovation: Five Keys to Educating the Next Generation of Leaders
Will this new generation of leaders be innovators, or followers?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/henrydoss/2013/03/19/innovation-five-keys-to-educating-the-next-generation-of-leaders/
EDUCATION - How to Invest in Game Based Learning
When I was a kid, time spent with the Atari 2600 console was tantamount to dodging responsibilities. Today, video games are no longer just an instrument of procrastination.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanshapiro/2013/03/19/how-to-invest-in-game-based-learning/
EDUCATION - Crowdfunding's Future: Local Online Ecosystems
Crowdfunding's Future: Local Online Ecosystems
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chancebarnett/2013/03/20/crowdfundings-future-local-online-ecosystems/
EDUCATION - The 10 Best-Paying College Majors -- And Why Business Isn't One Of Them
The National Association of Colleges and Employers looks at the college majors that win graduates the highest entry-level salaries. surprise, surprise, they're all in tech.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2013/01/25/the-10-best-paying-college-majors-and-why-business-isnt-one-of-them/
ENERGY - Coal Plants Belching Out Less Mercury
In lay terms, coal plants have been heavy smokers. While they still are, they’ve cut back -- belching out much less mercury and other hazardous materials.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2013/03/20/coal-plants-belching-out-less-mercury/
ENERGY - How Deadly Is Your Kilowatt? We Rank The Killer Energy Sources
Everyone’s heard of the carbon footprint of different energy sources, the largest footprint belonging to coal because every kWhr of energy produced emits about 900 grams of CO2.
Energy Source Mortality Rate (deaths/trillionkWhr)
Coal – global average 170,000 (50% global electricity)
Coal – China 280,000 (75% China’s electricity)
Coal – U.S. 15,000 (44% U.S. electricity)
Oil 36,000 (36% of energy, 8% of electricity)
Natural Gas 4,000 (20% global electricity)
Biofuel/Biomass 24,000 (21% global energy)
Solar (rooftop) 440 (< 1% global electricity)
Wind 150 (~ 1% global electricity)
Hydro – global average 1,400 (15% global electricity)
Nuclear – global average 90 (17% global electricity w/Chern&Fukush)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2012/06/10/energys-deathprint-a-price-always-paid/
PERMACULTURE - Nation's Largest 'Food Forest' To Be Built In Middle Of Seattle
Taking Seattle's P-Patch concept to dizzying, permaculture-tastic new heights, a 7-acre plot of unused land in the middle of the city will be transformed into the nation's largest 'food forest.'
http://www.forbes.com/sites/eco-nomics/2012/03/09/nations-largest-food-forest-to-be-built-in-middle-of-seattle/
SCIENCE - Maryland Legislature Votes 'Yes' On Science-Based Medicine
Maryland's legislature turned back an effort by quacks to get the state to license them for the practice of what they erroneously call medicine
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2013/03/20/maryland-legislature-votes-yes-on-science-based-medicine/
SOLAR - What's Behind the Sudden Solar Surge in Greece?
What's Behind the Sudden Solar Surge in Greece?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christophercoats/2013/03/19/whats-behind-the-sudden-solar-surge-in-greece/
SOLAR - Japan Scales Solar PV
Solar power is set for explosive growth in Japanover the next year as robust government policies and programs support strong demand.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/03/18/japan-scales-solar-pv/
SPACE - NASA's Voyager 1 set to leave our Solar System
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft appears to have left the solar system, 35 years after its initial launch into space. If confirmed, the mission would mark the first man-made object ever to venture so far.
http://www.dw.de/nasas-voyager-exits-the-solar-system/a-16686847
TECH - Google's 'Magic Ring' Could Kill the Password
Google is researching a way to kill the password, this time with a magic ring.
http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/google-kill-passwords-magic-ring-130314.htm
TECH - GEAR AND GADGETS 3-D Holograms on Your Phone: No Glasses Required
3-D Holograms on Your Phone: No Glasses Required
http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/hologram-your-phone-no-glasses-required-130320.htm
TECH - Google Glass: Why An Augmented Reality Is Here To Stay
Google Glass and other augmented reality projects are about to break onto the scene. But what does an augmented reality look like and how can it enhance our lives? Anthony has a sneak peak into the future.
http://news.discovery.com/tech/videos/gear-and-gadgets-videos.htm
TECH - Camera Sees People in a New Light
A prototype video camera that can see through walls, bodies and bags uses harmless radio waves instead of x-ray radiation. The technology, developed by graduate research associate Georgios Trichopoulos, with his advisor, professor Kubilay Sertel, at Ohio State University, could be a big help to security screeners at airports, since it can see items that x-ray machines miss and it can work in a video format — which means no need for a person to pause and stand still in the airport body scanner.
http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/camera-sees-people-in-new-light-130314.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1
URBAN - China's Bruck House Apartment Complex Cuts Energy Use by 95%
German architecture firm Peter Ruge Architekten’s latest project demonstrates that apartment buildings can be both stylish and comfortable without sacrificing on energy efficiency.
http://inhabitat.com/peter-ruge-architektens-bruck-apartment-complex-in-china-achieves-95-energy-savings/
URBAN - The Blue Planet: Europe's Largest Aquarium Opens This Weekend in Copenhagen
The Blue Planet, a swirling vortex designed to suck you in to learn about life under the sea, opens this weekend in Copenhagen. Designed by 3XN, The Blue Planet is now Europe's largest aquarium and is devoted to education about aquatic animals as well as the important connection between water and the planet.
http://inhabitat.com/the-blue-planet-europes-largest-aquarium-opens-this-weekend-in-copenhagen/
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