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My IPod, My Self
Marketing professor Markus Giesler has some colorful ideas about Apple's music player. He argues it transforms listeners into 'cyborg consumers,' plugging them into a 'hybrid entertainment matrix' where they can achieve 'technotranscendence.' By Leander Kahney. Jewelry made with molecules
Precious jewelry is usually made with metals rather than molecules, although there is plenty of costume jewelry made with polymers and other materials which are of course composed of molecules. But, that’s not really a concern for madewithmolecules.com who are touting a chemically aware range of chokers, keychains, necklaces, charm bracelets, and even boxer shorts, [...] [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Two-thirds Of School-age Children Have An Imaginary Companion By Age 7
Imagination is alive and thriving in the minds of America's school-age children. It is so prevalent that 65 percent of children report that, by the age of 7, they have had an imaginary companion at some point in their lives, according to a new study by University of Washington and University of Oregon psychologists. Pressure on to Check Tires
Colder weather reduces tire pressure, so now is a good time to check your vehicle to keep it safe and fuel efficient. In Autopia. Dartmouth Study Reveals Flaws In Screening For TB; Cases In 3rd World
New findings from a Dartmouth Medical School collaboration in Tanzania may alter assumptions about the diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-infected people, and prompt a major change in way TB testing is routinely done in the developing world. NASA's Opportunity Rover Rolls Free On Mars
Engineers and mission managers for NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission cheered when images from the Martian surface confirmed Opportunity had successfully escaped from a sand trap. The Loh down on corrosion
Once more, a news story from the Sciencebase global offices features in Sandra Tsing Loh’s science news podcast out of Caltech. Click the little speaker icon, top left of this post to hear her voice.“…there’s a new way to stop corrosion: Put it to SLEEP.The secret, say Dmitry Shchukin of the Max Planck Institute in [...] Bike Racers Gear Up With Geodata
New geolocation devices worn by cyclists in the Amgen Tour of California let you follow the race in your browser. By Michael Calore. Spinning A New Role For CDs And CD Players
CD-ROMs and DVDs and the hardware used to play these popular audio and video compact discs (CDs) have "enormous"potential as a new generation of portable, inexpensive instruments for home health monitoring and laboratory-based testing, scientists are reporting. CD technology could be adapted for tests ranging from the measurement of environmental toxins to at-home disease diagnosis, their report said.
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