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Sep 9, 2008 Posted by VC on Sep 9, 2008 in science | 0 comments

How the Large Hadron Collider works

Particle physicist Brian Cox lays it out in a cool accent.

Sep 8, 2008 Posted by VC on Sep 8, 2008 in science | 0 comments

Largest Hadron Collider Pajama Party!

Host: CERN

When: 1:20 AM CT Wednesday, 9/10/08

Where: Geneva, Switzerland & Batavia, Illinois

Why: The biggest, most awesome particle acceleration ever! Quarks and Gluons might show up!

Now I just need to hack the live connection to CERN…

We got MC Hawking on the mic. I wish we would have been shown this vid in Physics class.

Sep 7, 2008 Posted by VC on Sep 7, 2008 in science | 0 comments

Burgers with a side of climate change

Eat less meat to fight climate change. 

That’s what IPCC Chair Rajendra Pachauri will say tomorrow in London.  He says that 18 percent of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions come from meat production.

We’re talking clearing the land to put the cattle on, using up fossil fuels to transport them, and cow farts.

The UK’s PETAesque Compassion in World Farming asked him to give a lecture entitled: “Global Warning: the impact of meat production & consumption on climate change.” Given how cheap burgers are and how ingrained they are in the American culture,  I don’t think this will make people in this country change their consumption patterns.

But, a  listen to this lecture will probably provide stats to quote when people ask non meat eaters to justify not partaking in a greasy plate of cow.

Play Save The Cows

Jul 29, 2008 Posted by VC on Jul 29, 2008 in science | 0 comments

Poo in the water

Great Lakes beaches and New York-New Jersey area shores are officially poopy. In 2007, chunks from sewage spills and overflows floated their way down towards the shore, turning a nice day at the beach into an episode of Fear Factor. … And the EPA is taking note.

The Natural Resources Defense Council who gets their information from them reports that last year more beaches, bays, and Great Lakes were closed or on advisory than ever. Cumulatively, more than 20,000 days for the third year in a row.

The most affected were New York and New Jersey which had 33-percent more out-of-commission days than last year. But not all the U.S. beaches are tainted. The West experienced a 21-percent reduction.

I thought Texas beaches were pretty gross; but, the Southeast was actually the only region to experience reduced contamination levels for the past two seasons.

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