Archive for October, 2013

“Amazing…a game-changer…a watershed moment”: Grand Theft Auto V? No, Gina Kolata on cancer. | Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT

Saturday, October 19th, 2013

http://ksj.mit.edu/tracker/2013/10/amazinga-game-changera-watershed-moment

What Happened to Don Wiley? | Boston Magazine

Saturday, October 19th, 2013

#Curiosity from the past I stumbled on: What Happened to [renowned scientist] Don Wiley? Appears to be an #accident
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/2006/05/what-happened-to-don-wiley

What Happened to Don Wiley? | Boston Magazine

Healthier Food, By Stealth | September 16, 2013 Issue – Vol. 91 Issue 37 | Chemical & Engineering News

Saturday, October 19th, 2013

Healthier Food, By Stealth. Hard part: we have 1 sweet receptor but 25 bitter ones, so it’s easier for a molecule to hit the later. Healthier #Food, By Stealth. But hard to do: 1 sweet & 25 bitter receptors so easier to hit the later.
http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i37/Healthier-Food-Stealth.html MT @ChemistPD
http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i37/Healthier-Food-Stealth.html

Are Private Schools Worth It? – Julia Ryan – The Atlantic

Saturday, October 19th, 2013

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/10/are-private-schools-worth-it/280693/

Ask Well: Does Boiling or Baking Vegetables Destroy Their Vitamins? – NYTimes.com

Friday, October 18th, 2013

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/18/ask-well-does-boiling-or-baking-vegetables-destroy-their-vitamins/?smid=tw-nytimes

How Achy Joints Predict the Weather – WSJ.com

Friday, October 18th, 2013

How Achy Joints Predict the #Weather: falling pressure causes trapped-gas pockets to push into nerves
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304500404579127833656537554.html MT @Theyear2030

Weighing in on one of the longest running medical controversies, scientists find that achy joints really can predict the weather

Genetic errors identified in 12 major cancer types

Friday, October 18th, 2013

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131016132143.htm

Buying a House in Las Vegas? Check the Stock Market First – Developments – WSJ

Friday, October 18th, 2013

http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2013/10/17/buying-a-house-in-las-vegas-check-the-stock-market-first/?mod=e2tw

Fitbit Force Is the Smartest Fitness Tracker Yet REVIEW

Friday, October 18th, 2013

http://mashable.com/2013/10/16/fitbit-force-review

aeron

Friday, October 18th, 2013

http://business.time.com/2006/11/29/i_hate_my_aeron_chair