The Deep Carbon Observatory: Going underground | The Economist
“Current estimates suggest that half of all the living matter on Earth lives underground, at depths of up to 5km. Some people think the share may be bigge...
Category: Links of note
Epidemiology: Every bite you take : Nature News
A very interesting article about life sensors to measure the "exposome" – the sum total of things we are exposed to. One glaring omission is the...
Are We in the Middle of a Sixth Mass Extinction? – ScienceNOW
"Look outside of your window. Imagine taking away three-quarters of the living things you see and ask yourself if you want to live in that world." Boo...
How to Grow Your Own Army of Citizen Scientists – ScienceInsider
"Astronomy, the oldest science, is one of the few that still has ample room for citizen scientists. We can't all build particle accelerators or experi...
An Infant’s Refined Tongue – ScienceNOW
"Your baby's language skills may surprise you. Before they speak—before they even crawl—infants can distinguish between two languages they've nev...
links for 2010-12-23
New Startup Vedanta Harnesses Microbial Activities to Boost Healthy Immune Function | Xconomy Microbes to modulate immune system in gut. So looking forward to t...
links for 2010-11-22
Infinium: An entirely new style of beer from Sam Adams and Weihenstephan – Culture Desk – An Entertainment and cultural blog by The Boston Globe &qu...
links for 2010-06-21
Tom Fishburne: this one time at Brand Camp: after the brainstorm "As we return to the realties of our day jobs at the end of a brainstorm, we run into road...