Livermorium

Bam! Livermore scientists synthesized a new element. Like they literally made it. According to the paper, they “bombarded curium targets with calcium at 1/10th the speed of light.” Easy peasy. And last year, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry officially

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Humans Went Viral, Now What?

World Population growth

In the last 200 years, the human population on our planet has exploded.  In an amount of time that is a mere nanosecond of earth’s history, we’ve multiplied like rabbits.  We mastered our domain and became, in the grand scheme

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Reserved Parking for Clergy… at the Hospital

reserved for clergy

Last week I found what I thought was a money parking spot at the hospital.  Right near the front, just next to the disabled spots.  When I pulled in though, I noticed the sign, “Reserved for Clergy“: Since I definitely

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It’s Pronounced “Nu-cu-lar”

nuclear deaths

In the wake of the recent Japan earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear reactor trouble, there has been a lot of discussion about the future of nuclear energy and its safety. I found a couple interesting graphics.  The first shows the relative

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Fingernail Science

fingernail gross

While in Hawaii, I noticed my fingernails were growing abnormally fast.  Usually cutting them is a once a week occurance, or maybe even more infrequently, but  I literally had to cut them every day or every couple days.  It was

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