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• Insert Potato Joke Here

  
  ninme — Authority: 136
  BBC – South Africa HIV-row minister Tshabalala-Msimang dies South African ex-Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, criticised for questioning whether HIV causes Aids, has died aged 69 from liver disease. Her critics dubbed her “Dr Beetroot” for her advocacy of healthy eating rather than drugs to ...
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• How shellfish saved the human race

  
  Boing Boing — Authority: 880
  A couple hundred thousand years ago, the planet became a much colder and drier place. In Africa, deserts expanded, species were wiped out and the human race was in deep trouble.See, humans today may look pretty different from one another but, genetically speaking, theres not much diversity at all within our species. ...
  14 hours ago

• EU agrees on 2010 fishing limits

  
  OK4me2 — Authority: 153
  The EU says European fishing fleets will have to cut their catches of cod, haddock and sole next year, but a ban on anchovy fishing has been lifted. Cod is among the depleted species in EU fishing grounds. The quota for cod fishing is being cut by 15-35%, depending on the area. But there is an exemption for cod ...
  17 hours ago

• The Giants Shoulders #18

  
  JOST A MON — Authority: 120
  In the first few days following the announcement of this edition of the Giants Shoulders carnival, I received a few articles that appeared to strike off completely from the subject matter of the previous edition. To wit, I hoped that I might be able to do for geophysics what The Primate Diaries had done so ably ...
  18 hours ago

• Americans Are Info-Junkies (LiveScience.com)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 177
  LiveScience.com - Americans are known for gorging on food, but were also gluttons of another sort: A new study finds that the average American consumes more than 34 gigabytes of video, music and words a day-and thats only on our free time.
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• The Science Of Cooking

  
  The Presurfer — Authority: 652
  Explore the science behind the revered morning ritual of coffee and donuts. Meet the humble pickle. Without it, Columbus would have never discovered America. Too much salt in the soup and the guests are almost here... is there a way to fix the mistake? Discover how a pinch of curiosity can improve your cooking. ...
  3 days ago

• Letters: GM isnt the solution

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Professor Winklers comments ( Letters , 11 December) reflect part of the latest PR push regarding GM technology, which revolves around its purported ability to "feed the world". GM is now being peddled not only as a solution to hunger in less developed countries, a false assertion based on spurious claims, but as a ...
  3 days ago

• Sugar Substitute May Be Fueling Childhood Diabetes

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 519
  The sweetener fructose, a cheap sugar substitute found in thousands of processed foods and soft drinks, may be increasing childhood diabetes and the obesity crisis, new findings suggest. In a study by researchers at the University of California, 16 volunteers were put on a controlled diet with high-levels of fructose ...
  3 days ago

• Reading Around on December 11th through December 12th

  
  B12 Solipsism — Authority: 444
  A few interesting links collected December 11th through December 12th: No Moods, Ads or Cutesy Fucking Icons (Re-reloaded) » Squidgate. Update. – I have three comments about the allegations therein. Firstly, the story claims that I was entering the US, not leaving it: this is empirically false. Secondly, I ...
  4 days ago

• Why Britain faces a bleak future of food shortages

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Britain faces a perfect storm of water shortage and lack of food, says the governments chief scientist, and climate change and crop and animal diseases will add to future woes. Science is now striving to find solutions It was an ecological disaster that occurred on the other side of the planet. Yet the drought that ...
  4 days ago

• Science Cookies

  
  Castro's Favorite Color — Authority: 137
  Boing Boing points to some nice posts on Science-themed cookies for all your holiday baking needs .
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• Open letter to OMB Reg Czar Cass Sunstein

  
  The Pump Handle — Authority: 540
  by Rena Steinzor, cross-posted from CPRBlog What Progressives Expect from OIRA: An Open Letter to Cass Sunstein Dear Cass: As you know, we picked a spat with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) last week over Randy Lutter’s supposedly temporary detail appointment to your office.  It’s ...
  5 days ago

• Letter: Genetically modified crops: the good news

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  All discussions of genetically modified crops ( Editorial , 4 December) should recognise that there are two basic types of GM. Agronomic GM seeks to improve the growing properties of the plant, for example making it weed- or pest-resistant. Nutritional GM seeks to improve the nutrient profile of the plant. The two ...
  6 days ago

• Sustainability on ice

  
  Boing Boing — Authority: 880
  Want to make your diet more sustainable? Buy your fish frozen, not fresh. Researchers studied the ecological impact of salmon and found that, "the questions of organic versus conventional and wild versus farmed matter less than whether the fish is frozen or fresh. In many cases, fresh salmon has about twice the ...
  6 days ago

• How To Make A Mobius Strip Bagel

  
  Laughing Squid — Authority: 663
  George W. Hart shows you how make a mathematically correct breakfast by slicing a bagel into two linked halves to create a Mobius Strip Bagel . via Serious Eats This is a blog post from Laughing Squid , subscribe via RSS , Email , Twitter & Facebook .
  6 days ago

• Bagels With Cream Cheese and Mathematics

  
  Lemondrop.com — Authority: 638
  Filed under: Food , Happy Pill Bagels and cream cheese? Mmmmmmm. Math in the morning? Eh. Pair it with the yummy breakfast, though, and it gets a little more fun. Super-cool computer science professor/sculptor George W. Hart created this fun tutorial for slicing a single bagel ... Read more   Permalink ...
  6 days ago

• Today in earrings, scents, cookies, and train stations

  
  JessicarulestheUniverse — Authority: 474
  Tassel earrings from an accessories store called Vivre in SM Maul of Asia. The store looks expensive but the merchandise is reasonably-priced. Can’t wear these earrings near cats, though; they go, “String!!! (or “Stringettes!!!”)” and attack.We’re always looking for earrings, so if you spot an interesting ...
  6 days ago

• Experimenting with Herve This

  
  Columbia University Press — Authority: 123
  Below is a video of a lecture Herve This recently gave at Imperial College entitled “Molecular Cooking is Cooking: Molecular Gastronomy is a Scientific Activity.” However, don’t let the word “lecture” scare you off, This’s talks, which include several experiments to illuminate his points, are always ...
  6 days ago

• 10 Unexpected Natural Cleaners

  
  Look At This... — Authority: 537
  Use white bread to: Dust an oil painting. Gently dab a slice of white bread over the surface to pick up dirt and grime. Use ketchup to: Remove tarnish from copper and brass cookware. Squeeze ketchup onto a cloth and rub it on pots and pans. They should go back to their coppery color in minutes. Rinse with warm ...
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• Now That’s Cooking With Science

  
  Swans on Tea — Authority: 431
  Physics Buzz: When chemistry dunces bake What about my deflated cakes? I remember baking a very sad birthday cake that cooked but didn’t rise. Incredibly, a detail as tiny as what baking powder I used could have been the culprit. While baking soda reacts immediately, baking powder usually makes bubbles ...
  6 days ago

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