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« Science: November 2012 | Main | Science: January 2013 » ScienceWhat Would the Phoenix Five Do? What does it say about me that i'm reading an article about using technology to manipulate the environment in an attempt to slow climate change, and i compare it to what happened when Cyclops and Co. got the Phoenix Force and started remaking the world? Oh, pshaw. Was the Sub-Mariner worried about consequences when he buried Wakanda in a tidal wave? So, here's my problem with Professor Carlson's idea: Do you see the conflict of interest here? The countries producing the most greenhouse gases get the most votes and are expected to pay more. But it's more than likely that they would vote against any climate change controlling measures because they wouldn't want to have to foot the bill. The climate talks in Doha failed and the Kyoto protocol failed because big nations didn't want to put restrictions on their ability to pollute freely. I think those countries who are the most vulnerable to climate change should get the most votes. So, everyone on an island, the Inuits, Greenland, and pretty much all of Africa get to decide what is done since they're the ones who get screwed first when shit starts melting and rain stops falling. By min | December 20, 2012, 10:58 AM | Comics
& Science | Link There are plumes of methane seeping out of the ocean floor. I bet it would be a totally awesome idea to frack the ocean. I mean, what could go wrong*? We can just let the ocean water fill in the spaces left by the extracted gas. All that potential fuel just being wasted like that, left to oxidize in the water. Tut tut. By min | December 20, 2012, 10:40 AM | Science | Link Oh, good. We're now deliberately dropping our space garbage on the moon. But at least they made sure not to land them on anything "important". We are assholes. And when the moon ants figure out a way to invade our planet in retaliation for using their home as a dump, we are going to be so fucked. By min | December 18, 2012, 12:09 PM | Science | Link Cause regular ebola wasn't scary enough. Link. I'll say it's concerning. Remember Outbreak? I remember Outbreak. I remember when they were performing an autopsy and cut the person open and their liquefied insides spilled out onto the floor. I don't want my insides to liquefy. I like my insides the way they are. Goddamned ebola. By min | December 18, 2012, 11:50 AM | Science | Link Thanks, commercial farmers, for creating these super microbes. But to Topp's knowledge, this is the first report of a soil microorganism that degrades an antibiotic both to protect itself and get nutrition. On the other hand, this means that wastewater can be treated for antibiotics now. All the drugs people are taking, the gels full of hormones that people wash off their hands and down their drains - all that's been accumulating in our water supply because the current system wasn't designed to treat for these chemicals. And we've been drinking it, bathing in it, breathing it in. So, a microorganism that can remediate this from our water would be great. You know, as long as it didn't also develop a taste for people. By min | December 7, 2012, 11:30 AM | Science | Link Holy crap, where was this years ago when i still had a tree for Christmas? Department store Debenhams set the University the Christmas themed challenge to create the formulas for the perfectly decorated Christmas tree and it is also available below as a calculator. If you've found your ideal Christmas tree but want to ensure you use the appropriate amount of decorations then the calculator will have the answer. The formulas - which are being rolled out for use by Debenhams personal shoppers nationwide - are as follows: They need to make formulas for everything. I'm so happy to see it that i almost want to go get a tree to test it out. And that's completely normal behavior! Shuts up. By min | December 6, 2012, 11:30 AM | Science | Link |