Brian Schwartz at the Startup Junkie Underground 
Raymond Alvarez: Author Brian Schwartz quickly turned philosphical in his talk that covered the unfamiliar terrain of starting a business. He tells his audience to follow a passion, and not just any passion. “The objective should not be a personal goal. If it’s about making money for yourself, that won’t [...]

Inside the heart
Images that for the first time show bleeding inside the heart after people have suffered a heart attack have been captured by scientists, in a new study published January 19 in the journal Radiology.

 
Car Is Actual Size
Biodesign Institute in collaboration with colleagues at the Mayo Clinic, Arizona, and the University of Arizona, reveal a tantalizing link between differing microbial populations in the human gut and body weight among three distinct groups…

Language Driven By Culture, Not Biology, Study Shows
Language in humans has evolved culturally rather than genetically, according to a study by UCL (University College London) and US researchers. By modelling the ways in which genes for language might have evolved alongside language itself, the study showed that genetic adaptation to language would be highly unlikely, [...]

Sushi anyone … im hungry
New research reveals the major influence of fish on maintaining the delicate pH balance of our oceans, vital for the health of coral reefs and other marine life.

 
Soup anybody?
— New research strengthens the link between water pollution and rising male fertility problems. The study, by Brunel University, the Universities of Exeter and Reading and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, shows for the first time how a group of testosterone-blocking chemicals is finding its way into UK rivers, affecting wildlife and potentially [...]

 
 Current B2 Spirit
Technology is now the driving force behind evolution. As new and better things come out, we have to adapt to them and sometimes change our entire lifestyle. One of the best examples of this is how we defend our country. Unmanned vehicles are putting more and more distance between our troops and dangerous [...]

 
 
A new study shows that people who are socially active and not easily stressed may be less likely to develop dementia. The research is published in the January 20, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

 
Children in the United States increasingly are developing serious head and neck infections with a drug-resistant type of “superbug” bacteria called MRSA, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Daft Punk’s “Aerodynamic” is remixed by Adam Freeland as “Aer Obama”, a celebration of our 44th president’s entry into the halls of glory, people by toys and figurines (including a Speak & Spell!) and flashy, Infomercian graphics from GOLD.

 
Want to quit smoking? A new study says that smokers puffing on menthol cigarettes have a harder time quitting, especially among African American and Latino smokers.

Plastic Boat of Destiny

A British millionaire adventurer plans to sail a 60ft raft made from empty mineral water bottles to the massive waste dump of plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean five times the size of the UK.

 
 iFlyz
Holding your mobile device in your hand is not exactly hard work, but it can get tiring and lead to hand strain as you browse the internet and play your favorite music while travellng on a plane. Using just a suction cup on a flexible rod to grasp your gadget, the iFlyz can take care [...]

 
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If you’re anything like me, you can open your fridge and immediately find several condiments you haven’t used in months… maybe even years. I know we have a bottle of soy sauce lurking in ours that’s probably from, oh, 2007. According to the Table [...]

Abandoned Autonomous Polar Power

English Russia is hosting a fantastic gallery of abandoned Soviet nuclear lighthouses, which were strung in the polar regions off of Russia’s northern coast. A rather Russian-Engrishy description, but you get the idea:
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union decided to build a chain of lighthouses to guide ships finding their way [...]