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Students who use 'clickers' score better on physics tests

capn_caveman — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:53:48 EDT

Hand-held electronic devices called clickers are helping college students learn physics, according to a series of research studies.

Channel: Science Tags: science education learning clickers physics

Top 10 Scientific Applications for the iPhone

capn_caveman — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:04:21 EDT

With the recent release of more than 500 (and counting) third-party applications for the iPhone in conjunction with the company's second-generation 3G handset and 2.0 firmware, we list 10 essential applications for working scientists, casual science enthusiasts, and all of us in between, in no particular order.

Channel: Science Tags: science technology iPhone iPod Touch software applications

A Single Boulder May Prove that Antarctica and North America Were Once Connected

capn_caveman — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:49:16 EDT

A lone granite boulder found against all odds high atop a glacier in Antarctica may provide additional key evidence to support a theory that parts of the southernmost continent once were connected to North America hundreds of millions of years ago.

Channel: Science Tags: science geology North America Antarctica

FDA: OK to eat tomatoes again

TechnologyExpert — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:39:42 EDT

The U.S. government has declared it's OK to eat tomatoes again, lifting its salmonella warning amid signs that the outbreak - while not over - may finally be slowing.

Channel: News Tags: FDA Tomatoes Salmonella

Texas Approves Major New Wind Power Project

jeremytoday — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:05:45 EDT

Texas commission approves nation's largest wind power project to get energy to urban areas

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Texas wind wind power wind energy wind turbines

Lightning Remains Huge Mystery

GregD — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:17:25 EDT

As common as lightning is, it still sparks considerable confusion among scientists. Many of the basics are understood, but researchers admit they don't really understand how lightning gets from there to here. And they're totally baffled by lightning's link to X-rays, a discovery made back in 2001.

Channel: Science Tags: lightening mystery

Advanced Micro Chief Steps Down After Another Loss

jeremytoday — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:11:02 EDT

Advanced Micro Devices said Thursday that its chief executive, Hector Ruiz, was stepping down, to be replaced immediately by Dirk Meyer, the president and chief operating officer.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: AMD Advanced Micro Devices chipmaker Intel

Apple now third largest PC vendor in the U.S.

jeremytoday — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:27:13 EDT

Apple is moving up the charts, toppling Acer to become the third largest PC vendor in the U.S., according to a survey from Gartner.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Apple Acer PC vendor third survey

Sirius-XM merger may get OK from FCC

jeremytoday — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:29:53 EDT

The commissioner with a deciding vote says he'll endorse the buyout if the satellite-radio companies agree to tougher conditions.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: FCC Sirius XM satellite radio merger

Taking Green Builds to New Heights, Rainforest Exhibit Goes Solar

jeremytoday — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:57:04 EDT

In San Francisco, fog is more prevalent than sunshine. Hearty grasses may thrive, but the dry ecosystem is hardly an oasis for lush, tropical vegetation.

Channel: Science Tags: California Academy of Sciences solar rainforest exhibit green energy

The Dark Side of the Toyota Prius

Digidave — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:22:32 EDT

The National Labor Committee (NLC), a New York-based human rights group, has been investigating working conditions at Toyota Motor Corp., and the labor used to produce its best-selling Prius hybrid cars.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags:

The high cost of gas means more TV watching

corey.spring — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:51:41 EDT

There is a parallel between the money you are using to fill your gas tanks and television programming. The general buzz is that, as family budgets get stretched because of higher gas and grocery prices, people will spend more time in front of their TV sets.

Channel: Television Tags: gas economy viewership

Dr. Susan Rice Bashes McCain on Afghanistan Policy

ybdogsct — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:57:06 EDT

After years of denying it was a problem, McCain woke up and discovered Afghanistan, but has no credible plan. He wants to surge in Afghanistan without reducing troops in Iraq, which the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says is impossible. He wants to balance our budget through troop withdrawals which he opposes. The whole thing is illogical.

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Dr. Susan Rice Iraq Afghanistan

Bob Barr: Judges Are No Reason to Vote for McCain

populist — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:30:03 EDT

It is important to choose judicial nominees carefully. But that is no reason for conservatives to vote for Mr. McCain. He has demonstrated no more interest in "conserving" the Constitution, and its principles of limited government and individual liberty, than has Mr. Obama.

Channel: Politics Tags: supreme court judges john mccain bob barr elections

Health Tip: Dealing With Diarrhea

geniusbeauty — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:54:05 EDT

Most cases of diarrhea clear up on their own, unless there's a more serious cause such as food or water contamination.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: health diarrhea treatment condition