Tuesday, November 13, 2012

drought and mayan civilization

from biologynews.net. Perhaps drought led to the collapse of early Mayan civilization.

raymond chandler: the poet and philip marlowe

from the raymond chandler website If you can't succeed at poetry, then why not become an immensely famous writer of detective novels?

Oliver Sacks - a neurologist many of us know

from New York Magazine An interesting look at a man many of us know from "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" and the movie - Awakenings.

not "cold fusion" - cold energy

from discover magazine. This article reminds us of the cold fusion news from the late 80's. The author suggests there are treasures of energy in that scandalous physics event. Our world needs all possible energy sources to supply our future.

new materials - faster computer chips

from Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. This technology "could lead to the production of new materials. These potentially include 3-dimensional electrically wired networks or photonic crystals to enhance the optical displays of a range of consumer products and to improve the speed of computer chips."

Sunday, November 11, 2012