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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Engineering, Video on 02 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Computers to Reach Human Level by 2029

Ray Kurzweil, chairman and chief executive officer of Kurzweil Technologies, discusses artificial intelligence and the impact of computer technological advancements on society. Based on the recent artificial intelligence accomplishment of a machine beating man at the game show Jeopardy!, futurist Kurzweil...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Diseases, Health and Medicine, Physiology, Video on 02 25th, 2011 | No Comments

Man’s Stem Cells Save His Heart

Stem cells are changing medicine. Every day it seems like there is a new story of a person whose life was spared thanks to advances in stem cell research. Now, John Christy, a Vietnam veteran, becomes the first person in the U.S. to have his own bone marrow stem cells harvested to save his heart. He...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Diseases, Health and Medicine, Inventions, Nanotechnology, Video on 02 24th, 2011 | No Comments

Bedside Cancer Scanner Speeds Diagnosis

A hand-held scanner that can detect cancer at a patient’s bedside using just a speck of tissue has been created by scientists from Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The device, about the size of a desk telephone, is the world’s smallest cancer diagnostic system, according...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Earthquake, Geology, Video on 02 23rd, 2011 | No Comments

Christchurch Hit by Big Quake

The people of New Zealand are no strangers to earthquakes. The island nation is bisected by a major fault line, similar to the San Andreas fault in California. But the 6.3 earthquake that pummeled Christchurch on Tuesday was still quite a shocker, given the devastation it caused. Buildings collapsed,...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Discoveries, Health and Medicine, Physiology, The Brain, Video on 02 22nd, 2011 | 1 Comment

Cell Phone Study Finds Increase in Brain Activity

Radio frequency exposure to cell phones may increase brain activity and glucose metabolism. Scientists don’t know what it means for our health but a new National Institutes of Health study has found that hand held cell phone use stimulates brain activity. Dr. Nora Volkow says the study shows that...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Adaptation and Extinction, Climate Change, Consumer Safety, Diseases, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Plants, Politics, Scientainment, Video on 02 21st, 2011 | No Comments

A Comedic Take on an Unrecognizable Earth

Scientists say the growing number of people on the Earth could lead to a food crisis by 2050 and reshape the planet. Now@9 viewers and Actor/Comedian Hal Sparks discuss the idea. The conversation was sparked by this weekend’s American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Washington...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Diseases, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Video on 02 18th, 2011 | No Comments

Cola Color Could Cause Cancer

From the front line of the food wars comes a new warning for those who regularly consume beverages and condiments that contain caramel coloring. The Center for Science in the Public Interest is asking the FDA to ban all food products with an artificially dark color, including Coke, Pepsi and other cola...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Inventions, Space, Video on 02 17th, 2011 | No Comments

Another Private Space Company Blasts into the Marketplace

Space Operations, Inc. is just a 20-foot wide office right now. But within the next two years the private space company aims to send people into low-Earth orbit. CEO Chris Gattis says his mission is to deliver astronauts or cargo to the International Space Station when the U.S. mothballs the shuttle...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Engineering, Inventions, Video on 02 16th, 2011 | No Comments

Machine Beats Man in Game Show Battle

Hundreds were put in jeopardy tonight at the Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute campus in upstate New York. But there was no danger. They were there to watch two humans take on a super computer named Watson on the TV game show Jeopardy! Spoiler alert. The computer wins. Bested by the super smart machine,...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Discoveries, Space, Video on 02 15th, 2011 | No Comments

NASAs Valentine’s Day Fling with a Comet

Scientists say they have seen evidence of a manmade crater in images of comet Tempel 1 taken during a Valentine’s Day flyby. The crater was created by another NASA craft that visited Tempel 1 in 2005. Scientists found signs of scarring left by the Deep Impact mission. This is the second time NASA...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Marine Science, Oceanography, Plants, Video on 02 14th, 2011 | No Comments

Sea Urchins Help Rescue Hawaiian Reef

A fast-growing seaweed-like algae is smothering Hawaiian reefs, especially in Kaneohe Bay, near Honolulu. In an effort to slow the spread of the invasive plant, scientists have been raising baby sea urchins in a hatchery, getting them ready to battle the algae. Raising urchins in captivity is very difficult...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Diseases, Genetics, Health and Medicine, Inventions, Video on 02 11th, 2011 | No Comments

HIV Cure Leads to Treatment

It sounds backwards; HIV cure leads to treatment. Shouldn’t it be the other way around? In this case, an accidental cure in one man of the debilitating autoimmune disease has given new hope to a new genetically-engineered treatment. Sangamo Biosciences Inc. is developing a new form of gene therapy...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Diseases, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Physiology, Video on 02 10th, 2011 | No Comments

Supplement Snake Oil, Not Science

Tony Ford may call himself a ‘technician,’ but in reality he’s more like a flimflam man: A purveyor of potions. A glorified vitamin salesman. But he is one of thousands of independent sellers of L-Arginine, the latest miracle health cure, said to cure stroke, cancer, diabetes, reverse...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate, Climate Change, Marine Science, Oceanography, Video, Weird Weather on 02 9th, 2011 | No Comments

Sailors Notice Sea Change in the Ocean

Experienced sailors and seasoned meteorologists have the same nagging feeling — that something drastic is changing oceans around the world. A Canadian sailing in a solo around-the-world race says he is disturbed by the horrendous conditions he has encountered in the southern oceans, including...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Computer Science, Engineering, Space, Video on 02 8th, 2011 | No Comments

CubeSats to Fill the Sky

What weighs less than three pounds, fits into a shoe box and can fly around the Earth? The answer is, a CubeSat. These are the newest generation of satellites that will help NASA conduct educational and science missions in low-Earth orbit. NASA has selected 20 of these nanosatellites to fly as auxiliary...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Inventions, Space, Video on 02 7th, 2011 | No Comments

The Sun Comes into Full View

During winter most people feel lucky to see the sun. But even when it’s out and blazing across a crisp landscape we are only seeing the half that is pointed toward Earth. Even with high-powered, Earth-based telescopes we only see half of our star’s story at a given time. Now for the first...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Diseases, Health and Medicine, Politics, Video on 02 4th, 2011 | No Comments

Bill Gates Puts Polio on Notice

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is increasing his foundation’s commitment to eradicating Polio. At last week’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Gates pledged $100 million to a global effort that appears close to eliminating the disease. Gates joins Rotary International’s...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Climate, Climate Change, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, Video, Weird Weather on 02 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

La Nina Powers Big Storms

Cyclone Yasi barreled ashore on the Northeast edge of Queensland, Australia this week, where 190 mile-per-hour winds damaged towns guarding the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. The category 5 cyclone — akin to a hurricane in the U.S. and a typhoon in Asia — was the biggest Australia has...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Discoveries, Space, Video on 02 2nd, 2011 | No Comments

NASA Finds New Planets

An orbiting NASA telescope is finding whole new worlds of possibilities in the search for alien life, spotting more than 50 potential planets that appear to be in the habitable zone. One star has at least six planets orbiting it in what astronomers say is the most densely packed cluster of planets they...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Health and Medicine, Physiology, The Brain, Video on 02 1st, 2011 | No Comments

10 Amazing Facts about the Human Body

Find out just how incredible the human body is. How fast do you sneeze? How much heat does your body produce? How much blood do you pump? How many miles of nerves do you have in your body? How many scents can your nose detect? How much saliva will you produce over your lifetime?

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