At an SXSL panel on Monday, President Obama, actor, environmentalist and philanthropist Leonardo DiCaprio and scientist Katharine Hayhoe discussed climate change and what we can possibly due to curb it. Hayhoe, who is the director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University, and CEO of ATMOS Research & Consulting, helps organizations like airports and public water utilities… Read More
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Rex Animal Health is using genomics to keep livestock healthy
A startup called Rex Animal Health wants to protect livestock from illnesses that can quickly turn into epidemics, and help farmers breed animals with the healthiest and most attractive traits. Today at Disrupt SF, Rex unveiled technology to help veterinarians provide clinical support at the point on the farm, and predict the genetic causes of problematic traits in their herds, and in the… Read More
NASA funds long shots aiming to make electric and eco-friendly aircraft
One of these days we’re going to see aircraft go electric, just as cars are — but not for a while. In the meantime, we can’t slack off when it comes to the research that will make it possible. NASA has announced five research projects that may help make planes more efficient and green. Read More
International Space Station switches to Debian 6.0 instead of Windows XP.
The International Space Station has migrated all of its computers from Windows XP to Debian GNU/Linux 6.0. This will greatly add to the security of the computers on the ISS and although it requires retraining Cosmonauts in the use of the computers; this will have many benefits in the long run. Linux is more secure … Read more
Microsoft wants computer science taught in UK Elementary schools. What about UNIX?
Microsoft Corporation wants computer science to be taught in UK Elementary Schools. This is a good idea; preparing children for the use of Microsoft office and Windows, but they would not learn UNIX or Linux operating systems, which I believe is key to a well rounded education in computing science. With Linux; you can install … Read more
Stupidity is rampant in America right now, the teaching of Creationism must stop.
There is a great amount of stupidity and ignorance that is seemingly the norm right now. Forgetting the fact that the Universe is 13.7 billion years old and was formed by the explosion of a super-compressed block of matter, the super-heated plasma of elementary particles that were expelled outwards faster than the speed of light … Read more
Huge Solar Flare not as damaging as predicted. But the possibility is still there for major events in the future.
The July 14 Solar Flare was not as destructive as we all thought it would be, but in the future there could be another more destructive Solar Flare that could cause some real damage to Earth. The 2009 movie “Knowing” featured a massive Coronal Mass Ejection of stellar matter that hit the Earth and incinerated … Read more