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A group of leading scientists back calls for a three-fold increase in funding for research into dementia in the UK.

Posted on July 20th, 2009 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

Image: David Suzuki Foundation
Which Carbon Offsets Should I Buy?
Carbon offsets are still controversial to many people, in good part because the whole process can sometimes seem to lack transparency (some people don’t like them because it seems intuitively unfair to just “pay to absolve your sins”, but the atmosphere doesn’t care if you reduce your […]

Posted on July 20th, 2009 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

Image: David Suzuki Foundation
Which Carbon Offsets Should I Buy?
Carbon offsets are still controversial to many people, in good part because the whole process can sometimes seem to lack transparency (some people don’t like them because it seems intuitively unfair to just “pay to absolve your sins”, but the atmosphere doesn’t care if you reduce your […]

Posted on July 20th, 2009 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

Image: GM
Yet Another Social Network
So GM has launched a new social network dedicated to the upcoming Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid. The site is called ChevroletVoltage. It aggregates some news from other sites, includes a blog (with a single post for now), forums, video and photo sections, etc. Standard fare for a social network. But why? […]

Posted on July 20th, 2009 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

The Rules of Traffic are Counter-Intuitive
When plans first surfaced to create pedestrian-friendly zones in downtown Manhattan, many critics said that it would on…

Posted on July 20th, 2009 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

Image: GM
Yet Another Social Network
So GM has launched a new social network dedicated to the upcoming Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid. The site is called ChevroletVoltage. It aggregates some news from other sites, includes a blog (with a single post for now), forums, video and photo sections, etc. Standard fare for a social network. But why? […]

Posted on July 20th, 2009 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

Just because a house is historic doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun. David Bülow and Per Appel of Primus Architekter had to preserve the exterior of a 1910 fisherman’s house in Tisvildeleje, Nordsjælland, but built this stair as the main internal feature. It demonstrates how you can preserve the old but feel like […]

Posted on July 20th, 2009 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

The Greenland Shark is the largest member of the dogfish family, growing to over 20′ in length. Photo: Discovery Shark Guide
The title says it all: Physorg details proposed plans in Uummannaq, Greenland to use fat from Greenland Sharks, many of which are accidentally caught and disposed of by fishermen in the region, to create

Posted on July 20th, 2009 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

Once the Largest LEED Platinum Rated Office Building
After landing in the Indian capital of New Delhi yesterday, Hillary Clinton skipped the Taj Mahal, the India Gate, and even the hotel to drive straight to what she called “a monument to the future”: the city’s greenest building. “The ITC green building may not be a regular […]

Posted on July 20th, 2009 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None