by Leroy Hurt | Mar 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via Business Insider: Tapping California’s vast shale reserves could create nearly 3 million jobs, a report from USC and the Communications Institute argues. We’ve previously discussed the incredible potential of the Monterrey Shale, which stretches from...
by Leroy Hurt | Mar 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via Business Insider: at a National Geographic sponsored TEDx conference, scientists met in Washington, D.C. to discuss which animals we should bring back from extinction. They also discussed the how, why, and ethics of doing so. They called it...
by Leroy Hurt | Mar 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via Instapundit, American Interest, and Reuters: A defense contractor better known for building jet fighters and lethal missiles says it has found a way to slash the amount of energy needed to remove salt from seawater, potentially making it vastly cheaper to produce...
by Leroy Hurt | Mar 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via NPR: They injected some human glial cells into the brains of newborn mice. The mice grew up, and so did the human glial cells. The cells spread through the mouse brain, integrating perfectly with mouse neurons and, in some areas, outnumbering their mouse...
by Leroy Hurt | Mar 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via NewGeography: He [Walt Disney] belonged to the generation of innovation ,and naturally expected society to continue flourishing. He didn’t foresee the technological plateau blocking Tomorrowland from becoming reality. Currently, Disneyland is trying to divert...
