Monthly Archives: February 2009

Deducing a needle in a haystack?

Worldview Item of the Day

A group of UCLA geographers believe that they have discovered the location of Osama bin Laden through the use of deductive reasoning and advanced satellite imagery. […] Continue reading

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The other shoe drops?

Twice this morning, I heard different radio talking heads say that Obama may be considering a national sales tax to pay for the cost of the stimulus package he will sign today. Interestingly, I was unable to find a single print reference to this idea. […] Continue reading

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On life

One of science’s most persistant problems has been arriving at definitions that are as encompassing as possible. One of the definitions that scientists still struggle with, as a result, is “what, exactly, is life?”

That might seem like an easily answerable question, but the past century of scientific endeavor has opened new worlds of inquiry that show it not to be so simple. The problem of classifying things like viruses or prions means that the definition of life must be very broad indeed. […] Continue reading

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Technology will lead the economic recovery

Tech writer Michael Malone agrees with me (ok, maybe I agree with him) that the tech sector will lead the way to American economic recovery, and probably soon. […] Continue reading

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Worldview Web Roundup for 12 Feb. 2009

Nowhere to hide. –Gigapixel special forces camera will show military forces whether the enemy has shaved, what he ate for dinner, and exactly how many rounds are left in his rifle. Who investigates a space collision? –Satellites collide in space … Continue reading

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