So we get dumber even faster t…
So we get dumber even faster than we thought. Cognitive Decline Begins in Mid-Life/MedPage Today: http://t.co/XLWX4T6A
China’s Space plans a “Challenge”?
The New York Times published a piece today on the “challenge” to the United States of China’s space ambitions: http://nyti.ms/uDbieb. Edward Wong and Ken Chang did a good job with it, and interviewed John Logsdon, whose ubiquity...
On the Radio
I headed down to Colorado Public Radio about a week ago to record a Colorado Matters piece about the book. Available here: http://bit.ly/v4rn2E. It was a cool experience. The soundproofed studio not much bigger than a walk-in closet, the...
From AP: Half of Americans are…
From AP: Half of Americans are low-income. Call them the 50 percenters. http://t.co/v4doLlVL
A great piece by one of my nar…
A great piece by one of my narrative nonfiction students: Heroin hits home at CU | CU Independent: http://t.co/4mU7quy7 via @AddThis
Earth 2.0 — Who Cares?
NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has discovered a rocky planet in the habitable zone of a star 600 million light years away. Uh, O.K., you might say, and then check your smartphone email for the 311th time today. With Newt Gingrich surging in the...
Virtual auto repair
My vehicle exists in three dimensions, but I fix it mostly in two. Two days ago, I noticed the climate-control fan in the white 2002 Town & Country minivan really whooshing away. Like it was trying to fly itself into a newer minivan. Problem...
Vote on FIFA goal of the year,…
Vote on FIFA goal of the year, or just be amazed. Stankovic got mine, Neymar and Ibrahimovic on his heels. http://t.co/WQ3PLBDz
Government-paid research addin…
Government-paid research adding value — NCAR wind forecasts save millions of dollars for Xcel Energy – http://t.co/7teLrn8g
Energy agency warns world must…
Energy agency warns world must take action to greatly reduce emissions by 2017 – or else:The Washington Post http://t.co/VOgEOYA1
I had a belted bike in Tokyo i…
I had a belted bike in Tokyo in the mid-1990s: Gates Corp. works to transform bikes with belts – Denver Post – http://t.co/LP4IsvLb
Brilliant little animated #Was…
Brilliant little animated #WashPost graphic on 7 billion: http://t.co/ZwoViIfH