#science (65 links)

• A menace to science | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited guardian.co.uk

  "For years, 'Dr' Gillian McKeith has used her title to sell TV shows, diet books and herbal sex pills. Now the Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in." Nice one!

  12 Feb 2007 #food #science#nutrition #health#badscience #guardian
• The deluded world of air conditioning. By William Saletan slate.com

  7 Aug 2006 #activism #environment #energy #science#globalwarming #electricity #air #green #technology #climate
• LiveScience.com - How to Stop Smoking: Simply Don't Plan On It livescience.com

  Recent research finds that a snap decision to quit smoking cigarettes is actually two to three times more effective than planning ahead for the big day.

  7 Jun 2006 #health #lifehacks #smoking #science #lifestyle
• New Scientist - No More Socks nomoresocks.newscientist.com · Archived on 8 Apr 2005

  Gift ideas from New Scientist

  4 Aug 2005 #shopping #science #gifts #toys#new#scientist
• The Observer | Food monthly | If MSG is so bad for you, why doesn't everyone in Asia have a headache? observer.guardian.co.uk

  11 Jul 2005 #biology#asian #cooking #food #health #science#msg
• Open Letter venganza.org

  " I and many others around the world are of the strong belief that the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster." Genius.

  22 Jun 2005 #art #education #evolution #fun #humour#logic #politics #science#religion#creationism
• Guardian Unlimited | Arts Friday Review | 'Aliens have taken the place of angels' guardian.co.uk

  Margaret Atwood on why we need science fiction

  17 Jun 2005#margaret#atwood #article #guardian #science#speculative #fiction
• New Scientist 11 steps to a better brain - Features newscientist.com

  It doesn't matter how brainy you are or how much education you've had - you can still improve and expand your mind.

  27 May 2005 #health #science #memory #psychology
• A Critic Takes On the Logic of Female Orgasm - New York Times nytimes.com

  Darwinian logic behind the female orgasm has remained elusive. Women can have sexual intercourse and even become pregnant - doing their part for the perpetuation of the species - without experiencing orgasm. So what is its evolutionary purpose?

  18 May 2005#boingboing #sex#orgasm #biology #evolution #science
• Sam's Archive > Main > Miscellaneous, Etc. > Geocide > How to destroy the Earth ned.ucam.org · Archived on 15 Apr 2005

  Destroying the Earth is harder than you may have been led to believe.

  19 Apr 2005 #environment #howto #humour #science#earth
• The Independent | Decoded at last: the 'classical holy grail' that may rewrite the history of the world news.independent.co.uk

  18 Apr 2005 #history #science #literature#classics #culture#ancient #technology
• CHARLES DARWIN HAS A POSSE -- free bookmarks and stickers swarthmore.edu

  These stickers and bookmarks are being introduced to increase awareness and appreciation of Charles Darwin.

  22 Mar 2005 #art#darwin #science #evolution#stickers #humour #bookmarks
• NASA World Wind worldwind.arc.nasa.gov · Archived on 28 Feb 2005

  lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth.

  28 Feb 2005 #fun #graphics #maps#earth #science#nasa #photos #apps
• The New York Times > Technology > Circuits > You There, at the Computer: Pay Attention nytimes.com

  Humans specialize in distraction, especially when the task at hand requires intellectual heavy lifting.

  16 Feb 2005 #email #gtd #productivity #science #software
• Guardian Unlimited | Life | Guardian life bad science guardian.co.uk · Archived on 18 Dec 2004

  Atomic tomatoes are not the only fruit

  17 Dec 2004 #article #journalism #science