Monthly Archives: September 2011
Life begin and end – Singularity
It didn’t take long for the recent Foundation Questions Institute conference on the nature of time to delve into the purpose of life. “The purpose of life,” meeting co-organizer and Caltech cosmologist Sean Carroll said in hisopening remarks, “is to hydrogenate carbon … Continue reading
Would you rather be a food critic, a book critic, or a film critic?
Book Critic
Obesity
As obesity becomes a global health threat, scientists are discovering new details about how this complex affliction affects the body–and about the many factors that bring it on. In a partnership with theVisualMD, here is a look at the fascinating details … Continue reading
speed of light
Science Mystery
10 Unsolved MysteriesMany of the most profound scientific questions—and some of humanity’s most urgent problems—pertain to the science of atoms and molecules By – Philip Ball [check sciam] Jegarakshagan R. Gokul Jegarakshagan Gokul
Data data everywhere
Everywhere you look, the quantity of information in the world is soaring. According to one estimate, mankind created 150 exabytes (billion gigabytes) of data in 2005. This year, it will create 1,200 exabytes. Merely keeping up with this flood, and … Continue reading
Pile of Cash
U.S. corporations are sitting on a huge and growing pile of cash. It just crossed the $2 trillion threshold, according to new Fed data. This buildup is often explained as a response to the financial crisis and the recession. If a company thinks … Continue reading
Recycle Paper
In the U.S., each person uses an average of 663 pounds of paper products each year. About 60 percent of paper gets recycled (the rest ends up in landfills or other trash-disposal areas). Where does that paper go when it … Continue reading
Contagion
Contagion interesting perspective http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2011/09/01/contagion-spreads-truths-about-bioterrorism/ Jegarakshagan Gokul
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