PepsiCo unveils 100% plant-based bottle – Crain’s New York Business
"PepsiCo says it is the world's first bottle of a common type of plastic called PET made entirely of plant-based materials." Until I learn more, ...
Category: Links of note
Brain Scanner as Accessory – ScienceNOW
"Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York have developed a Rat Conscious Animal PET (RatCAP) imager, which allows a rat to wear a scanner ...
SXSWi field report, part 1 | Dentsu London
"But as SXSWi ramped down, and the cool kids filtered in for Music, the decision was simple: I'm going back next year. It's the meeting place for...
How Humans Got Spineless Penises and Big Brains – ScienceNOW
Very cool summary of a recent finding regarding regions of the genome that a missing in humans and Neanderthals but conserved in most mammals. "Sometimes l...
Epidemiology: Study of a lifetime : Nature News
"In 1946, scientists started tracking thousands of British children born during one cold March week. On their 65th birthday, the study members find themsel...
Give postdocs a career, not empty promises : Nature News
"To avoid throwing talent on the scrap heap and to boost prospects, a new type of scientific post for researchers is needed" Hm. Not so sure. Just one...
NEWSPAPER BLACKOUT by Austin Kleon | Newspaper + Marker = Poetry.
Brilliant use of redacting as art and writing. Bookmarked in Delicious. Read this article…
In Defence of Cheese | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
Cool manifesto Bookmarked in Delicious. Read this article…
Meet the Mastermind Behind That E. coli Google Logo – ScienceInsider
Very funny. Video, too. Bookmarked in Delicious. Read this article…
A metaphor too far : Nature News
"Philip Ball asks whether scientists are addicted to using imagery at the cost of misleading the public and themselves." Bookmarked in Delicious. Read...