Archive for June, 2013

US diplomats spied on UN leadership | World news | The Guardian

Monday, June 24th, 2013

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/28/us-embassy-cables-spying-un

Sciencetolaw.com

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

Interesting site for scientists interested in law MT @sciencetolaw: http://sciencetolaw.com is now live.

Daniel Lieberman long-distance running: We evolved endurance and dislike of running. – Slate Magazine

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

We evolved endurance to exhaust prey & great head stabilization but dislike of exercise http://bit.ly/11wh0zV via @gandruemom @slate
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/new_scientist/2013/06/daniel_lieberman_long_distance_running_we_evolved_endurance_and_dislike.html

Kenneth Wilson, Nobel Physicist, Dies at 77 – NYTimes.com

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

QT:
“Ken was the most lacking in small talk of anyone I ever met,” Ms. Brown said. When he died, she sent an e-mail to friends, saying: “Ken died last evening. He always liked to do things quietly and without fuss, and that’s how he left us.”
“Without fuss, and that’s how he left us.” MT @nytimesscience: Kenneth Wilson, Nobel Physicist, Dies http://bit.ly/11wgvG8

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/21/science/kenneth-wilson-nobel-physicist-dies-at-77.html?smid=tw-nytimesscience&seid=auto&pagewanted=all

Night Noise: What a Sleeping Brain Hears | MIND Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

quiet is important
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/2013/06/17/night-noise-what-a-sleeping-brain-hears/

The Obama Campaign’s Digital Masterminds Cash In – NYTimes.com

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/magazine/the-obama-campaigns-digital-masterminds-cash-in.html?hp

BBC News: Naked mole-rat gives cancer clues

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

Naked mole-rat gives cancer clues
A rodent that never gets cancer could hold the key to preventing or treating malignant tumours, say scientists.
Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22961694

Tricky Ways to Pull Down a Skyscraper – NYTimes.com

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/science/tricky-ways-to-pull-down-a-skyscraper.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fscience%2Findex.jsonp&pagewanted=all

My Kids Are Obsessed With Technology, and It’s All My Fault – NYTimes.com

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/magazine/my-kids-are-obsessed-with-technology-and-its-all-my-fault.html?_r=0&pagewanted=all

The Time You Have (In JellyBeans) – YouTube

Friday, June 21st, 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOksW_NabEk&utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=bufferba5db&utm_medium=twitter