Incredible, at times unbearably so.

Cornell University just published a study, covered by Slate, that finds a statistical link between children watching TV and developing autism. The data they used was the change in autism rates as cable was introduced on the west coast and in Pennsylvania (as it was introduced children tended to watch more television), and they then confirmed the ( Read more... )

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That new Cell processor being used in the PlayStation 3 may be more powerful and efficient than AMD, Intel, and Cray processors.

"Is tech injuring children" via repetitive stress syndrome?

As further proof inkjet printer manufacturers are out to rip people off, they actually sue ( Read more... )

The biggest news of the week is the immigration bill the Senate passed, which creates new fencing over 1/6 of the border and, because of an amendment, makes English the national language of the United States. The bill has to go to committee now to have all the differences worked out with the House's immigration bill, so maybe that English language ( Read more... )

Researchers have found a mouse that has an immune system resistant to all forms of cancer, and injecting these immune cells in other mice completely eradicated the mice's cancer.

The World Health Organization has announced that electromagnetic fields may be a "likely cause" of "up to 30% of childhood cancers, adult leukemia, depression, brain ( Read more... )

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"The Jasons" is a group of scientists kept by the government which developed out of the Manhattan Project.

Horrible Segues: "... Speaking of date rape, the 23rd Annual Cat Show is under way and it's as popular as ever."

The radio program This American Life is being made into a TV show for Showtime.

The Non Porn Zone, non-pornographic photos from ( Read more... )

Here's the plan: Every once in a while I'll update with some sort of meaninful post. I'm not a professional writer, but I also want to avoid boring you with my pointless minutiae. In the mean time I'll update with links from my favorite news sites, my reservoir of bookmarks, and images from Flickr and deviantART.

Some of the sites I'll regularly ( Read more... )