Looks like there is hope for you, oh and also for people who could get scars.
New solar cells developed by Massey University don't need direct sunlight to operate and use a patented range of dyes that can be impregnated in roofs, window glass and eventually even clothing to produce power.
If you think you can explain "the theory of everythingTM" in 2 minutes of less, have at it in this contest from Discover Magazine.
That would be quite an article if it weren't 3 really good articles: The Theology of the Tsunami, The Improbability of God, and Natural ‘Knowledge’ and Natural ‘Design’
"The bird, a captive African grey called N'kisi, has a vocabulary of 950 words, and shows signs of a sense of humour. He invents his own words and phrases if he is confronted with novel ideas with which his existing repertoire cannot cope - just as a human child would do. "
Anne's Anti-Quackery & Science Blog
ScienceBlogs.com (of which Pharyngula is particularly good)
Real Climate
Science Buzz
ScienceBlog.com
PhysOrg
"Surprisingly, this difference was primarily due to significant changes in white behavior. Whites on diverse juries cited more case facts, made fewer mistakes in recalling facts and evidence, and pointed out missing evidence more frequently than did those on all-white juries. They were also more amenable to discussing racism when in diverse groups."
Public opinion is so fragile, it can be swayed by repeating lies over and over and over again.
Malcolm Gladwell on troublemakers in The New Yorker
How much money was spent figuring that shocker out, I wonder?
'None of the circuits involved in conscious reasoning were particularly engaged,' Westen said. 'Essentially, it appears as if partisans twirl the cognitive kaleidoscope until they get the conclusions they want, and then they get massively reinforced for it, with the elimination of negative emotional states and activation of positive ones.'
36 Ideas, Issues & Icons That Changed Our World
The author's conclusion: "It seems natural that over time, thousands, then millions of inexpert Wikipedians - even with an occasional saboteur in their midst - can produce a better product than a far smaller number of isolated experts ever could."