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Surgeon creates new kidney on TED stageLet's state that again: He basically made an organ using a 3D printer. Like something out of Star Trek, isn't it? Here's an article with one theory about why Henry VIII had so many problems producing an heir.A hundred years ago, our food-safety regulators were willing to eat formaldehyde on our behalf. What are they doing now?I'm still goggling over the printed organ. Did you read that article yet? A video from Fox News showing protesters in a suspiciously snowless and bepalmtreed Wisconsin. The Republicans’ War on Congressional Recycling. It's spiteful and petty is what it is. I can understand the anonymous email that goes "Somehow this bothers me more than the EERE cuts." And finally, insulating yourself is more efficient than insulating your home, though you'd be wise to do both. All those times your mom told you to just put on a sweater, she was right. And finally, in case you missed it - they basically used a replicator to print a kidney. I'm half hoping this is a hoax, because... it's scary stuff, living in the future! (In the present, should I die suddenly, I expect every one of my organs to be donated away. I can't take 'em with me, after all.) Tags: articles, ecology, environment, health, media, politics, science
I'm feeling:  happy
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An editorial on obesity and discrimination( Read more...Collapse )One about 4000 year old Chinese mummies( Read more...Collapse )On saving the water and sewage systems of the US( Read more...Collapse )On Foursquare and similar services( Read more...Collapse )On one school's structured recess using Playworks( Read more...Collapse )One of those mathy links
An alternet piece on birth control
Aaaaaand "Man On Internet Almost Falls Into World Of DIY Mustard EnthusiastsTags: archeology, articles, china, ecology, education, environment, health, history, math, science, technology, toilets, united states
I'm feeling:  satisfied
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Here's one on the intelligence of fishiesNow, we all hear a lot about goldfish. People get goldfish for their kids because "they're easy to take care of, and die soon anyway". They put them in bare bowls because "well, they don't need more, and they die soon anyway, and they're not that bright". They don't do anything about stimulation because "well, they're not that bright, and they die soon anyway". These statements would be troubling, except that the premises are totally flawed to begin with! When properly cared for, goldfish live decades - so all those fish that "died soon anyway" did so because they were killed by incompetent owners. And given that you can teach a goldfish to do a variety of tricks, I'm not so sure they're as unintelligent as all that. It's cruelty to have an animal and not give it any form of stimulation at all, it's like locking them in solitary for their whole life! ( Read more...Collapse )Two articles on two different kindergartens. One on a charter school that "justifies" its trip to the farm by calling it "test prep".Some of the comments are disgusting, blaming parents for kids not going "to the zoo". When are they supposed to go to the zoo? On a weekday, when it closes at 5? On the weekend, when it costs $12 per person and is crowded besides and you have to do your shopping and your cleaning and visit family and go to church? Uncool, guys. ( Read more...Collapse )And one about an absurdly expensive private school for gifted kids( Read more...Collapse )An article on zero waste facilities and communities( Read more...Collapse )And finally, one on problems faced by African immigrants in the Bronx( Read more...Collapse )Tags: animal welfare, articles, early education, education, environment, science
I'm feeling:  bouncy
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One on adding two Muslim holidays to the school calendar.
I understand the reasoning that you can't reasonably add EVERY possible holiday to the calendar, but it occurs to me that they get off all of July and August, plus part of June and September. They don't *actually* have to be off until the Tuesday after Labor Day, they really can start school the Thursday before if necessary to fit these extra holidays in.( Read more...Collapse )An article on laws requiring electronics companies to safely dispose of electronics( Read more...Collapse )An article on how some societies have children who don't crawl. They're calling this research *new*, but as I've been referring people to these *very same studies* for years I wonder how new it can be.Tags: articles, child development, ecology, education, environment, holidays, law, nyc, religion, technology
I'm feeling: cheerful
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This'll take up multiple entries, I'm sure. Cricket helps the police forge ties in immigrant communities( Read more...Collapse )Rain collection is now legal in Colorado( Read more...Collapse )Children: Self-Control Presages Math Gains in Young ( Read more...Collapse )Fragile Tanzanian Orphans Get Help After Mothers Die ( This one is fascinatingCollapse )Political Shifts on Gay Rights Lag Behind Culture ( Read more...Collapse )Tags: africa, articles, child development, ecology, education, environment, garden, gay rights, law, police, rain, science, sports
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Some Thoughts on the Lost Art of Reading Aloud( Read more...Collapse )Thriving Norway Provides an Economics Lesson Be sure to read the comments, at least the editor's choice.( Read more...Collapse )Judging Honesty by Words, Not Fidgets( A novel concept, thatCollapse )In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars
Some of the comments to this article are absurd. "Oh, it's great so long as you never go a mile from home". Dude? EVANGELINE can walk a mile in under 20 minutes. She can amble it. If you can't manage a mile without a car (and I imagine a bike would be faster than even a quick pace), that's not my problem. "Oh, what about when it's a snowstorm and you have to bike five miles up and down hills to go shopping???" Even with a car, you're telling me you do your shopping (up and down hills!) in snowstorms? Really? When it snows, *I* hunker down in the house and make popcorn and cocoa. I plan my life to do my shopping *before* the snow comes down. I'm just sayin'.( Read more...Collapse )In Schools, Bringing His Novels to His Fans ( Read more...Collapse )
An article about using up the un-usable (to you!) food in your CSA
One about making your own staples like breadTags: articles, books, economics, education, environment, europe, food
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One quick one about how cutting down on your meat consumption does a lot more good than simply buying local foods.
And another one about the future of oil - not much new here, but it's all very frightening, of course.( Read more...Collapse )Which brings me to my link. It's been a while since I've talked about the need for solar ovens in some parts of the world, but hear me out here. Cooking fires are a direct cause of deforestation - which leads to global warming. They're also a direct cause of pollution which, given the number of cooking fires worldwide, leads to global warming. Cooking fires cause injuries to the people who use them - both fast ones like burns and long-time ones like damaged lungs. Going and getting fuel takes up so much of people's days, or their income, or both. Solar ovens can do so much good, really. There's another place to donate here, run by a Jewish organization. (Oh, and happy Passover, all.)Just think about it. Tags: environment, global warming, oil, solar ovens
I'm feeling:  concerned
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People are more willing to embrace trains nowadays than before - like, really. Those statistics are very surprising.Probably more because of money than the environment, but same difference. And (re)building rail lines - that's economy stimulating, isn't it? My knowledge of history has weird gaps in it (well, I did grow up in the US, y'know), but I have this vague idea that The Cure for the Great Depression was a heck of a lot of public works projects. And, uh, a war. But seriously, that's why nobody ever goes "Gee, FDR - there was a crappy president if I ever saw one!", isn't it? Of course, if that view I have is correct, we're probably totally screwed, I know. Tags: economics, environment, links
I'm feeling:  thoughtful
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Human Behavior, Global Warming, and the Ubiquitous Plastic Bag ( Read more...Collapse )Gay Iranians claim they exist, despite all evidence to the contrary.( Read more...Collapse )Okay, this link is an article too. It's about the top 100 ways global warming will destroy our way of life. Yay. Though, unlike them, I think that bigger, stronger dandelions are a thing to be praised. You can *eat* dandelions.Tags: articles, environment, gay rights, global warming, middle east
I'm feeling:  depressed
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I routinely (well, when I'm in the habit of watching TV) see ads from the Plastic Counsel (or whomever) talking about how "plastics make it possible" in reference to saving peoples lives via bulletproof vests, inhalers, blood transfusions, and, of course, saran wrap. (They don't mention duct tape, oddly.) Which leads me to this question: What is plastic actually required for? What could substitute for plastic in various items that tend to be made of plastic around here? They don't have to be crucial things - if you want to go back to wooden dice, that's terrific! They just have to be things that are commonly made of plastic, and don't have to be. Because I honestly was surprised for a while to realize that this or that thing could be made of something, well... non-plastic. A lot of games, really. In a not-at-all-related note, I often hear people pontificating about what "children need to know" in "today's world", usually in the context of teaching children something wildly inappropriate before they're developmentally ready (just because I could read at 3 doesn't mean most children should be reading before they even enter the first grade. Trust me, by 10, you really can't tell). I always feel like pointing out that their kids won't be living in today's world, they'll be living in the world of the future, but this alternately depresses and amuses me. So, if you don't want to answer question A, answer question B: What skills will kids of today actually need when they're adults? Tags: environment, questions, thoughts
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"Are We Teaching Our Kids to Fear Men?"An article on (humorous) errors in translating diplomatic speeches and whatnot.Neurotypicalism Every Day.A post on abuse in institutionsPretend to be a Time Traveler day is coming.On an eye disorder that causes people to see double - and which is often misdiagnosed.( Read more...Collapse )On easing/elimating signs of ADHD and bipolar with supplements of Omega-3 fatty acids.On encouraging walking to school( Read more...Collapse )"Feel Good, versus "Do Good" on climate"( Read more...Collapse )Married with Children - in Russian.( Read more...Collapse )Tags: articles, autism, civil rights, disability, environment, health, language, links, russia, tv
I'm feeling:  cheerful
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