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U.S., Britain Conduct Nuclear Experiment

U.S. and British government scientists performed an underground nuclear experiment, short of a nuclear blast, at the Nevada Test Site this week, the National Nuclear Security Administration said.

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The Monkey Chow Diaries

Source: angryman.ca

Can't be worse than McDonald's can it it? "Imagine going to the grocery store only once every 6 months. Imagine paying less than a dollar per meal. Imagine never washing dishes, chopping vegetables or setting the table ever again. It sounds pretty good, doesn't it?

Physics teacher under fire for gun experiment

Source: sfgate.com

A physics teacher has come under fire for a demonstration he uses at school.

Is evolution predictable? Finding microbes' adaptation algorithms

Source: news.com.com

"Associate professor Yousif Shamoo and two students recently conducted experiments on a microbe, G. stearothermophilus, to see how it adapted to different environmental circumstances.

the six minute project

Source: sixminuteproject.com

An interesting "collaborative multimedia experiment." The current results are quite engaging. By adding context and constraints to practices that can (and usually) have an extremely large spectrum (i. e. photography), it forces a view of your world into a brand new perspective.

Exercise Linked to Reduced Skin Cancer Risk

Source: livescience.com

Exercise has many benefits, but you might not have thought it could help protect against skin cancer. In mice, however, that is the case. In a new study, two groups of mice were exposed to ultraviolet B (UVB) light, which is known to cause skin cancer.

Online Marketing Experiment

Source: www.thuk.co.uk/blog

Internet marketing experiment tests the intuition of marketing professionals.

Leading British Medical Journal "Lancet" calls for LSD in labs

Source: guardian.co.uk

I swear, Mr. DEA Man, I know it looks like a bedroom, but this is really my lab and you're bumming out my experiment.

Today Show "shocking" child kidnapping experiment badly flawed

Source: livescience.com

Shocking! I can't believe a television show would create such a poorly conceived and executed experiment!

Postal Experiments: what won't make it through the US mail?

Source: directcreative.com

"We sent a variety of unpackaged items to U.S. destinations, appropriately stamped for weight and size, as well as a few items packaged as noted.

School's 'Holocaust' Experiment Upsets Parents

Source: local6.com

Several parents in Apopka, Fla., are upset over a surprise school "Holocaust" project that some say tormented children, according to a Local 6 News report.

Hypersonic jet ready for launch

Source: news.bbc.co.uk

"A new jet engine design able to fly seven times the speed of sound is scheduled to launch over Australia on Friday...

Easy Answers: Quantum computer gives results without running: Science News Online, Feb. 25, 2006

Source: sciencenews.org

A quantum computer has been built that experimentally provides some verification to one of the stranger theories about quantum computing: it can return a correct value without actually being run.

YouTube - Multi-Touch Interaction Research

Source: youtube.com

Amazing upcoming technology in the "Multi Touch" displays. What blew me away was that they not only developed an intuitive screen like this, but an entire set of example applications like a photo editor, video editor, and simple games.

Time, something we can control in our heads?

I was all of 14 years old and adventuring with my peers on a scouting outride. I had a 12 speed racer back then and most of the ride was an amazing adventure, that is until the hill.

A DIVless Layout

Source: SomeRandomDude.net

A brilliant way to design a site, with the use of tables or tags. It uses lists to get the job done. This most likely won't catch on, but it's a very neat experiment.

Tsunami bomb NZ's devastating war secret

Source: informationclearinghouse.info

Top-secret wartime experiments were conducted off the coast of Auckland to perfect a tidal wave bomb, declassified files reveal.

Swimming in syrup is as easy as water

Source: nature.com

It's a question that has taxed generations of the finest minds in physics: do humans swim slower in syrup than in water? And since you ask, the answer's no. Scientists have filled a swimming pool with a syrupy mixture and proved it.

The Return of the Puppet Masters. The Loom: A blog about life, past and future

Source: loom.corante.com

Cats and mental deficiencys explained. It's almost too easy....

Polyphasic Sleep

Source: stevepavlina.com

It appears to be possible, at least for some people, to not only live, but thrive on just 2-3 hours of sleep per day. Polyphasic sleep entails taking 20 - 30 minute naps every four hours instead of sleeping for one long period.

BackWords: An Experiment in Internet Funding?

Can a business be funded by 100,000 random internet-browsing angel investors donating just a dollar or two each?

Simple Experiment Creates Surprising State of Matter

Source: livescience.com

Physicists at the University of Chicago essentially dropped a marble into loosely packed sand, producing a jet of sand grains that briefly behaves like a special type of dense fluid.