ANIMALS - 25,000 Bees Discovered Dead in Oregon Parking Lot
National Pollinator Week kicked off with a dark twist of irony Monday, when tens of thousands of bumblebees, honeybees, ladybugs and other insects were found dead or dying in a Target parking lot in Oregon. Now, early signs strongly suggest insecticides may be to blame.Top image by Rich Hatfield | The Xerces SocietyThe death toll was highest for the bumblebees, and is thought to exceed 25,000 - a number that could represent a loss of more than 15 ...
ANIMALS - No, dolphins are not your 'therapists.' So just stop it.
Though it might not fit with New Age dolphin lore, the reality is that dolphins, even those born in captivity, are wild. There's absolutely no evidence to support the burgeoning practice of dolphin-assisted therapy. Here's why dolphins are not healers - and why this practice needs to stop. Top image: An autistic child swims with a dolphin. Photo by Andrew Bosch/MCT/Getty.Imagine this. Jay, an eight-year-old autistic boy, whose behaviour has alwa ...
ART - Behold a piece of art that could only be created in zero gravity
What do you do if you're a physicist and want to get experiments done in microgravity, but can't drum up the cash to go to space? You use magnets to both get results and make a picture that looks like it came out of 2001: A Space Odyssey.There's a limited amount of room out there on the International Space Station, and so there are only so many experiments that can be done there. This is unfortunate, because scientists have found that some int ...
CLIMATE - The 10 dumbest quotes about climate change
Brooke Jarvis at Rolling Stone compiles a list of 'The 10 Dumbest Things Ever Said About Global Warming. ...
EARTH - A map showing the original meanings of place names in North America
Now this is impressive: It's called the Atlas of True Names, and it reveals the etymological origins and translations of familiar place names whose original meanings we've mostly forgotten. Looking at it, you'd think North America was some sort of fantasy novel.The Atlas of True Names was compiled by cartographers Stephan Hormes and Silke Peust. The duo has, in addition to the map of the United States, also produced similar maps of Canada and the ...
EDUCATION - Can skills grouping help adults learn better online? Startup Thinkful gives it a shot
If you sign up for a class on Coursera, complete lessons on Codecademy, or use another online learning platform, chances are, you're mostly going it alone. Yes, students interact with each other on online forums, through peer grading and, occasionally, in offline meetups. But, for the most part, students travel at their own pace with minimal accountability to a group - and, in those models, many students ultimately drop out.To help keep students ...
EDUCATION - Data Scientists -- Don't Wait For Universities, Grow Your Own
Actian Corporation, formerly known as Ingres, has been pursuing high speed, deep analytical processing of big data through a series of acquisitions. No one there has time to wait several years for universities to begin graduating data scientists. The company looks to educating database administrators in data science and deploying new visual programming tools which allows a larger group of programmers to work with big data. They have work to do if ...
EDUCATION - For English language learners, a digital tool that tries to find the right turn of phrase
As a native Hebrew speaker, Yael Karov said she'd often search the web for English phrases to make sure they were correct before including them in emails and other documents. Via the web, for example, she'd learn that "on July" should be "in July" or that "3 millions" should be "3 million."But given her background in statistical models and natural language processing, she knew that there should be a less tedious way to perfect her writing. Now, w ...
FASHION - Feed your inner maths nerd with this TI-83 T-Shirt
Loving this minimalist homage to the greatest mathematical companion/handheld gaming device of all time (Falldown, anyone?), created by Brooklyn Designer Jonathan Bobrow.Available for $25 bucks through Cotton Bureau. (Though, if they wanted to make it really authentic, they'd charge $100 bucks for it AND NEVER LOWER THE PRICE EVER.)[Via NOTCOT ...
MOVIES - 12 Most Unfaithful Movie Versions of Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
Tomorrow, Max Brooks' acclaimed novel World War Z becomes a movie... well, sort of. They kept the title. Actually, World War Z is just the latest in a long line of films that depart from the books so much, they're basically a brand new story. Here are 12 science fiction and fantasy movies that toss the book out the airlock.Top image: Starship Troopers by Feng Zhu Design.1) FreejackThis one is sort of a weird case, since they didn't even keep the ...
MOVIES - Pixar's latest short will make you believe your whole city is alive
If you see Monsters University this weekend, you'll be treated to Pixar's newest short: The Blue Umbrella. It's love story between two umbrellas who meet on a rainy evening, with a supporting cast of all the faces you see in the city's inanimate architecture and fixtures.A few years ago, Blue Umbrella director Saschka Unseld came across a discarded umbrella in the rain. "I just thought it looked so sad," he said during a recent Pixar pr ...
MOVIES - RDJ will definitely be Iron Man in Avengers 2 and 3
Good news out of Marvel! They - with the possible assistance of a dump truck full of money - have confirmed that Robert Downey Jr. will play Tony Stark/Iron Man in not one, but two Avengers sequels. There's no official news on Iron Man 4, but I think we can safely say it's not out of the realm of possibility.[Via Marvel.com ...
PEOPLE - By 2100, there could be 11 billion people on the planet
According to a newly-released estimate from the UN, humanity is on track to grow to a global population of 11 billion people by the end of this century.Currently, there are 7.2 billion people on the planet and we're growing fast.UN Population Division director John Wilmoth said in a release: For the world as a whole, fertility has fallen rapidly in recent decades, especially since the 1960s. Several large developing countries, including China, In ...
PLANTS - NOAA's new interactive map shows all the vegetation on the planet
This new map uses satellite technology to display the world's vegetation, and can be used for everything from weather predictions to deciding best land use practices ...
SCIENCE - See the first ultra-high resolution, 3D scan of the entire human brain
An international research team has produced the first-ever ultra-high resolution 3D digital reconstruction of a complete human brain. At the astonishingly low resolution of 20-microns, the new scans are providing an unprecedented glimpse into the inner workings of the mind.And remarkably, it could also be seen as a precursor to brain preservation and mind uploading. But more on that in just a bit. First, the breakthrough. It's called BigBrain, a ...
SCIENCE - This is what happens when you play with fire in space
The simple flame is an extraordinarily complex phenomenon, one that involves thousands of chemical reactions. But fire also plays off the effects of gravity. So what happens when you take that gravity away? As a recent experiment aboard the ISS has shown, you get a very strange flame, indeed.We've talked about flames in space before, but it's worth a quick review to understand the recent experiment and the unexpected observation. It may seem coun ...
SCIENCE - We Can Make It to the Edge of the Observable Universe in a Few Decades
Do you find our galaxy too confining? Do you long for the vast expanses of extragalactic space? Now, you can make it to the edges of the observable universe in only a few decades! In this week's "Ask a Physicist," we'll offer you a practical guide for the intergalactic traveler.Illustration by esk6aA few weeks ago, I put out a call for questions about the universe for the opportunity to win an advance copy of my exciting new b ...
SPACE - NASA unveils a spellbinding billion-pixel panorama of Mars
In a beautiful demonstration of Curiosity's imaging abilities, NASA has just released a stunning interactive 1.3-billion pixel panorama of the surface of Mars, as photographed by the rover's Mastcam.Assembled by Bob Deen of the Multi-Mission Image Processing Laboratory at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the massive image comprises close to 900 high-resolution photographs, the vast majority of which were captured with the Mastcam instrument& ...
SPACE - With Current Budget, NASA Will Never Get to Mars
At today's House hearing for the NASA Authorization Act of 2013, witness Thomas Young was asked how long it would take the Agency to put a human on Mars with its current budget. His response was unambiguous: "Never."Prepared statements from Young (former executive VP of Lockheed Martin) and co-witness Steven Squyres (Principle Investigator of the Mars Exploration Rover mission) paint an inauspicious picture of NASA's current standing, and its con ...
URBAN - 15 Conical Bamboo Pillars Hold Up Gorgeous Open Air Cafe in Viet Nam
Read the rest of 15 Conical Bamboo Pillars Hold Up Gorgeous Open Air Cafe in Viet NamPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: bamboo, bamboo cafe, bamboo restaurant in Viet Nam, eco design, green design, green materials, natural light, smoke-dried bamboo, sustainable design, Sustainable Materials, Vo Trong Nghia Architect .. ...
URBAN - 1800-Year-Old Chedworth Roman Villa Wins 2013 RIBA Architecture Award
Read the rest of 1800-Year-Old Chedworth Roman Villa Wins 2013 RIBA Architecture AwardPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: Chedworth, Chedworth Roman Villa, England, English Hertage and Cotswold District Council, National Trust, preservation, RIBA, roman, ruin .. ...
URBAN - 40 storey office tower is a hybrid of concrete and wood
Each material has its advantages and weaknesses. CEI architects try to get them to work together peacefully and productively ...
URBAN - Beautiful Bishop Edward King Chapel Contains a Forest of Wood Arches Within
Read the rest of Beautiful Bishop Edward King Chapel Contains a Forest of Wood Arches WithinPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: Bishop Edward King Chapel, eco design, green design, Niall McLaughlin Architects, RIBA award, RIBA competition, sustainable chapel, sustainable design, timber chapel, wooden chape .. ...
URBAN - City Form Lab Unveils Curved, Recyclable Library Pavilion for Singapore Students
Read the rest of City Form Lab Unveils Curved, Recyclable Library Pavilion for Singapore StudentsPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: City Form Lab, eco design, green design, prefabricated pavilion, recyclable timber, recycled pavilion, Singapore University of Technology and Design, sustainable design, SUT .. ...
URBAN - France's Metaphone is a Solar-Powered Pixelated Music Hall That Vibrates with Music
Read the rest of France's Metaphone is a Solar-Powered Pixelated Music Hall That Vibrates with MusicPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: Architecture, Daylighting, france, green materials, herault arnod architectes, Metaphone, music, music hall, Solar Powe .. ...
URBAN - Leadenhall Building: London's 224-Meter-Tall "Cheesegrater" Tower Reaches Full Height
Read the rest of Leadenhall Building: London's 224-Meter-Tall "Cheesegrater" Tower Reaches Full HeightPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: Cheesegrater London, energy efficient facade, energy efficient tower, high performance facade, high rise architecture London, leadenhall building, London tower, passive solar heating, rogers stirk harbour + partners, Sustainable Buildin .. ...
URBAN - Recycled Wood 'Garden of Forking Paths' Pavilion Promotes Slow Living in Santiago, Chile
Read the rest of Recycled Wood 'Garden of Forking Paths' Pavilion Promotes Slow Living in Santiago, ChilePermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: Architecture, Beals & Lyon, Chile, Daylighting, Garden of Forking Paths, maize, native trees, pavilions, Recycled Materials, recycled wood, santiago, yello .. ...
URBAN - Salorge: Energy-Efficient Office Inspired by Traditional Salt Warehouses Rises in France
Read the rest of Salorge: Energy-Efficient Office Inspired by Traditional Salt Warehouses Rises in FrancePermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: "sustainable architecture", atelier arcau, city building, eco design, energy efficient building, energy efficient design, france, green architecture, Green Building, low-energy, pornic, salorge, solar shading, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, timber buildin .. ...
URBAN - Shigeru Ban Chosen to Design Timber Swatch and Omega Headquarters in Switzerland
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has won an international competition to expand Swatch and Omega's headquarters in Switzerland. The design involves adding three new buildings to the watch companies' existing campus in Biel, a leading center of timber technology. Ban's winning proposal includes three wooden structures that house exhibition galleries, a visitor center, and public plazas, and there will even be a riverside hiking trail.Read the rest o ...
URBAN - Torre di Moravola: Christopher Chong Converts a 12th Century Watchtower into a Boutique Hotel
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WIND - D-Day Legacy Threatened By Wind Turbines Off Normandy Coast?
Is the D-Day Legacy In Peril From 75 Wind Turbines Off the Normandy Coast?A proposed 450 MW offshore wind farm in the waters off the D-day landing beaches at Courseulles-sur-Mer off the Normandy Coast has sparked an understandably emotional response from many veterans of World War II. The debate is intensified by the fact that the 70th anniversary of the landing is next year and many veterans are now in their 90's. The following is from Offs .. ...
WIND - Top Wind Power Countries Per GDP (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
Following up on my "Top Wind Power Countries In The World Per Capita" rankings and article, below are "Top Wind Power Countries In The World Per GDP" rankings for total installed wind power at the end of 2012 as well as newly installed wind power during the year 2012.Top Wind Power Countries Per GDP 2012These per GDP wind power rankings use 2012 GDP data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as well as the Global Wind Energy Council's ( .. ...
WORK - Sandridge CEO Tom Ward Fired But Gets $90.9 Million? What The...?
You fill in the blank appropriate to your own level of disgust. Just the announcing headline that CEO Tom Ward of Oklahoma City based SandRidge (SD) was finally successfully terminated initially brought great joy that finally shareholder activism actually led to a corporate governance decision that directly benefited long suffering shareholders ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardfinger/2013/06/21/sandrid
You fill in the blank appropriate to your own level of disgust. Just the announcing headline that CEO Tom Ward of Oklahoma City based SandRidge (SD) was finally successfully terminated initially brought great joy that finally shareholder activism actually led to a corporate governance decision that directly benefited long suffering shareholders ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardfinger/2013/06/21/sandrid
WORK - Top 10 Largest CEO Severance Packages of the Past Decade
WORK - What do you do when your work becomes obsolete?
The Last Ice Merchant is the story of Baltazar Ushca - a 67-year-old, 5-foot-tall man who has been harvesting glacial ice from Ecuador's Mount Chimborazo for over 50 years with little more than his hands, some hay, and a small pack of donkeys.Ushca lives a life of toil, and for very little pay. That the glaciar atop Chimborazo has receded in recent years means he must travel greater distances, and climb to higher elevations, to get at good ice. ...
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