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Posted in Health on Jan 30th, 2006
In the previous post, I discussed how scientists have linked obesity to a little known virus. That seems kind of complicated to me. A fella that goes by Alchemic Spot has found a much simpler correlation: people grow into the house they live in. To wit:
Makes sense to me. You can find the supporting data [...]
Posted in Health on Jan 30th, 2006
Mounting evidence suggests obesity is contagious, scientists said today.
A human pathogen called the adenovirus Ad-37 causes obesity in chickens, according to a new study led by Leah Whigham of the departments of Medicine and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Maybe so, and they are quick to note that the traditional "cures" to [...]
Posted in Global Warming on Jan 29th, 2006
The Washington Post is running an article called
Warming debate shifts to ‘tipping point’
Some scientists worry it’s too late to reverse climate change
In this article, they take the leap of faith that scientists have concluded that global warming has been accepted, so what’s the next step? This leads to "the tipping point". At [...]
Posted in Earth, Global Warming on Jan 26th, 2006
OK, here’s today’s overwhelming headline:
2005 Was the Hottest Year on Record
And, here’s the meat:
Gulthek writes “As predicted, 2005 was the hottest year since accurate temperature recording began in the late 1800s. This news is all the more interesting because 2005 was not an “El Niño” year like 1998, the previous record holder.”
Of course they give [...]
Posted in The Internet on Jan 24th, 2006
Ever wonder when the Internet went bad? When ads started infiltrating every single aspect of your cruising experience? Are you like I am and remember a day when the internet was still a bastion of eggheads that ruled the planet via hookup? Well, if you’re like me, you’re older than you think. This little useless [...]
Posted in Earth on Jan 23rd, 2006
Once again I’ve had too much time to spend pondering the plethora of information that sits on the internet for the average data junkie to ponder and obfuscate. Today’s mind-bender is something I’ve touched on a lot in the past, and probably will continue to do so. I don’t fret fractions of a degree changes [...]
Posted in Conspiracy Theories on Jan 17th, 2006
Andrew Weil writes for Time that it is overhyped. He cites the standard arguments that advances in medicine do not allow for a comparison to the 1918 pandemic. I agree with that. Silviu Dochia of Avian Flu blog writes that Weil is coming to the wrong conclusion. It’s not so much imperative that we combat [...]
Posted in Travel on Jan 17th, 2006
The New Horizons spacecraft is set to launch in about 30 minutes (1:24 EST). I’m going to watch it on NASATV.. I won’t exactly be waiting for it’s first pictures of Pluto tho. That should occur sometime in 2015.
Well, 1:24 came and went. Too much wind and a sticky valve means I have about 15 [...]
Posted in The Solar System on Jan 15th, 2006
Stardust landed last night. Unlike Genesis, Stardust landed perfectly in the desert. It was a little off course, but that was the worst of it apparently. Stardust@home is now a reality. This is very cool considering especially the bizarre path Genesis took to get to Comet Wild and back. The University of Alabama even has [...]
Posted in Earth on Jan 12th, 2006
Augustine Volcano became active yesterday. Here’s the webcam:
This is a static picture. It updates every 30 minutes. Augustine
threatens
Anchorage, but so far no damage has been done.
As dangerous and destructive as they are, I love
volcanoes!
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