Bad bosses may damage your heart
Inconsiderate bosses can not only make work stressful, they may also increase the risk of heart disease for their employees.
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Archive for November 24th, 2008
Genetic disease testing advance
A blood sample taken from a pregnant woman could reveal whether her baby has a wide range of genetic diseases, researchers claim.
GreenBuild: Big Ass Fans
In any big space that is heated or air conditioned, the hot air will rise and it will tend to stratify, with hot air stuck at the ceiling, wasting a lot of energy. There are lots of high-tech things you can do, but the dumb simple thing is to simply put some big-ass fan up […]
Kitchen of Tomorrow from 1943
It’s Monday, so Google must have rolled out another new feature to waste our day. Now that I have made my email look prettier I can move on to their new picture gallery of thousands of shots from Life Magazine. One amazing set found by Laure at Dwell is a 1943 series of a […]
GreenBuild: Agriboard Structural Insulated Panels
It doesn’t look like much, and my photography doesn’t help, but for me, this simple product was perhaps the best thing I saw at Greenbuild. But then, I am biased; I like dumb products that just sit there and do their job while reducing our carbon footprints and saving fossil fuels. These are the kinds […]
3 Green Pre-Conditions for a Big Three Bailout
photo: Richard O. Barry
With all the talk about bailing Detroit’s Big Three automakers out of a mess seemingly of their own creation, a number of groups have put forward the idea that if Detroit wants monetary help there are going to have to be some serious conditions placed on how that money is used.
In […]
Honda FC Sport Concept: So Funky it’s Actually Cool, or Just Plain Funky Ugly!
Photo Credit Ricardo Diaz
The Honda FC Sport Concept was shown at the LA Auto Show this past week, and as the funky sports car spun around its tier, the dazed onlookers had only one thing to say, “… Chirp… chirp… chirp…chirp… burb!”…
Toronto to Plough Bike Paths This Winter
Davenport Road, early 2008. Note the “bicycle lane” and “snow route” sign, which warns citizens that cars need to be moved to keep the road clear. Note also that the bike lane is completely buried.
To any Dane or Swede, that headline would be completely silly; it is expected that such an important part of the […]
Make Cycling Safer and More Convenient With An Informal Bicycle Triple A
The Need For Roadside Assistance for Cyclists
A recent email I received from the Brown University cycling listserv got me thinking about the need for roadside assistance for cyclists. Last week, two riders on the cycling team were out for a training ride in 30 degree weather when, five miles from home, one of them […]
GreenBuild: Charge Your Electric Car in Ten Minutes
They may have crushed all of the EV1 electric cars, but they didn’t crush the technology; it lives on at Aerovironment, used primarily in industrial vehicles and forklifts.
The technology behind PosiCharge grew out of AV’s development of the modern electric car for General Motors. Introduced in 1989, the GM Impact was a breakthrough in EV […]
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