Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate, Environment, Global Warming, Podcast on 10 31st, 2007 | No Comments
Hot Mess
photo by: Andrea Booher, FEMA
Recent California wildfires did more than coat residents with thick ash, destroy thousands of homes and disrupt life for a week. They sent millions of tons of carbon dioxide racing into the atmosphere. The global warming cost of these fires is roughly the same as all the...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Podcast on 10 30th, 2007 | No Comments
Picture This
Soon taking a stroll through the landmarks of Europe will be as easy as opening a digital map. Wait a couple of years and all the major landmarks of the world—from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome to the Statue of Liberty will be digitally reconstructed using other people’s vacation photos....
MRSA–Is this the new Superbug?
MRSA bacteria, courtesy of CDC
25-30 percent of the population have the MRSA bacteria in their bodies. In its regular staph form it is usually harmless. But somehow a virulent anti-biotic resistant strain of the bacteria most often found in hospitals and nursing homes is racing across the country,...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Global Warming, Health and Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, Podcast, Politics and Science, Video on 10 8th, 2007 | 2 Comments
Nobel Prize Week
This week marks the annual announcement of the Nobel prizes for Physiology & Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace and Economics. Throughout the week announcements of winners in each category will be announced. The Nobel Prize foundation press conferences will appear here as they are posted....
Lessons From Sputnik
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite ever to reach space. It began the space race and ultimately pushed the United States to make large investments in science research and education. But what did this historic moment teach us...
