When talking about societal trends, the things that cause massive shifts are exponential in nature. These things are catastrophic. They are like a swelling volcano at »
When hunting for new antibiotics, we can use what works already and change it with chemistry; rendering novel medical candidates. Or, we can delve below this »
Dr. Andrew G. Myers has been researching new chemical sources for antibiotics, often without being funded. His approach: Start with a working drug. Adjust it to »
You catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Here is a tragic discovery story about one of our most important medical practices. As a practice, it »
Machinations of the next great plague Human populations are rising and we have gotten better at making pretty much everything: computers are doubling in speed every »
Bang out killer presentations in minutes. I am now in a position where I am asking others to present their ideas to a group. I want »
Droncita has come from the future to remind us that we can change everything In Mexico, you need to be very careful if you want to »
I asked a friend of mine to critique my blog. He's a very good writer, and he has a way of expressing himself that is easy »
How to fix the Vancouver real estate bubble. Here is a great video produced by Tyler Cowen. It is about the rise and fall of the »
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How wikipedia is broken and how we can fix it. Every once in a while, you hear about a "truth" that sounds so obvious you just »
When Pakistani photographer Atif Saeed set out for a drive through a safari park in Lahore in 2012, little did he know that he would end »
A toxin is a poisonous substance. The word is related to the Latin word toxicum which simply means poison. In Greed toxikon, means to be poisoned »
How one man accidentally named 99.999% of the visible universe. Consider some modern definitions of the word plasma: Plasma is the colorless fluid part of »
How a lazy apex predator feeds itself using mind control. What is a Gundi? A Gundi is a small rodent found in the rocky deserts of »
Why not use someone else's DNA? Toxoplasma Ghondii is the name of a single celled organism. Its reproductive cycle spans across the inner cavities of many »
Named Robocoach, the fitness-minded cyborg will be deployed to over 20 senior activity centres to help caregivers run exercise classes for residents. The project is sponsored »
There is a federal election coming up, Oct 19th 2015. Let's try to figure out who you want to vote for. To begin with, if you »
Have fun and profit while antagonizing the media Our Scheme Broken Down into 7 Easy Steps: Call yourself a pharmaceutical company, so that you can buy »
Dear reader, I don't believe in you anymore. I destroyed my previous blog by trying to upgrade the underlying technology on its server. My blog was »