http://youtu.be/k-xSP_T0VqU Having covered conflicts in distant lands, we now turn our attention to our own native homeland, the Internet, where the battle for the hypersphere has reached new heights, as netizens take up arms against Telcoms and the FCC to defend the fundamental ethos which has made the Internet what it is today: Net Neutrality.... Continue Reading →
The dramatic inequality of public-school spending in America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97iTHq2TZfQ Despite several decades of reform, public education in the United States is criticized by some as not teaching all children effectively. Consistently poor test results and low graduation rates attest to this. As a result, many taxpayers criticize public schools and demand better results. At the same time, many Americans express a deep faith... Continue Reading →
Fujitsu Converts Fukushima Microchip Factory into a Radiation-Free Lettuce Farm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ma6PUdmRas Tech giant Fujitsu Ltd. just started its own large-scale organic lettuce farm in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture. In a project that blends agriculture, industry and medicine, the Aizu-Wakamatsu Akisai Vegetable Plant grows a healthier, less bitter variety of lettuce that is low in potassium and nitrates. The trial vegetable farm was set up in a... Continue Reading →
Never-before-seen meteor shower could light up entire North America over weekend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUnI5r1zHnw North America is in for a natural light show overhead, as a meteor shower expected over the weekend could turn into a full-on sky storm, affecting countries’ entire skylines. Its intensity could even outdo the Perseid meteor shower. Stargazers are expecting the spectacle to hit late Friday and last into Sunday morning, just as... Continue Reading →
Type–Hover–Swipe in 96 Bytes: A Motion Sensing Mechanical Keyboard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3dUeGNIX4M Microsoft Research has shown off its latest work in the motion-control category: the Type-Hover-Swipe mechanical keyboard. With this device comes a keyboard equipped with small sensors between the keys that detect gestures in a mere 96 bytes, allowing for device control. The prototype keyboard is constructed with low-res infrared proximity sensors between the keys,... Continue Reading →
Air-purifying billboard does the work of 1,200 trees
http://youtu.be/-HaC5PQXrho Billboards could do more than just advertise, if scientists at the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) in Peru have their way. While UTEC's earlier billboard produced drinkable water, its latest creation scrubs the air free of pollutants. According to the team, a single billboard can do the work of 1,200 trees, purifying 100,000... Continue Reading →
3 Rad 3D Printing Projects That Could Actually Help Save the Planet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDiWBoEAHdk Give someone a 3D printer, and she'll make something cool; teach someone to use a 3D printer for sustainability, and she might change the world. We've seen a variety of 3D-printed projects spring up over the last two years — from medical splints to houses to guns — and most fanatics will gladly argue... Continue Reading →
Mars Curiosity rover may have transported Earth bacteria to Mars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7l0mJsrgoE The NASA Curiosity rover that was thought to bring only cameras, sensors, and scientific equipment when it traveled to Mars in August 2012 may have brought along dozens of species of bacteria that originated on Earth, according to a new study. A study conducted by the American Society for Microbiology and published in the... Continue Reading →
We Already Know Kids Eat Too Much Sugar, So Why Aren’t More of Us ‘Fed Up’?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCUbvOwwfWM How much sugar do your kids eat? And does that question make you want to hit the back button immediately? It's such a prickly subject. I'm a family food blogger and I still feel defensive just thinking about it, like my crazy button has been punched with a big, judgy finger. It's annoying, this... Continue Reading →
The Surprising Truth on How Little We Have to Spend on American Products to Make a Big Difference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FrGxO2Fn_M Unemployment seems complex, but the Million Jobs Project says creating new jobs in the U.S. is a whole lot easier than we think. They say it’s a simple recipe: If everyone in the U.S. were to spend just 5% more on made-in-America goods, 1 million jobs will be created in the U.S. Armed with... Continue Reading →
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