Interesting reading…

Snorting a Brain Chemical Could Replace Sleep - “In what sounds like a dream for millions of tired coffee drinkers, Darpa-funded scientists might have found a drug that will eliminate sleepiness…”

The Death of High Fidelity - “Over the past decade and a half, a revolution in recording technology has changed the way albums are produced, mixed and mastered — almost always for the worse…”

Breakthrough battery could boost electric cars - “A new battery that can be recharged to 90 percent capacity in under five minutes and lasts 10 years will start shipping in March, Toshiba Corp. announced this week, hailing it as “a new energy solution” for cleaner transportation…”

What a Tiger Sees - “The mystery of how a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo managed to escape from its cage, kill one visitor and maul two others is getting clearer…”

New efficient bulb sees the light - “A new type of super-efficient household light bulb is being developed which could spell the end of regular bulbs…”

Don’t Fool Yourself, Playing Wii Tennis Won’t Keep You Fit - “Think working up a sweat playing Nintendo Wii Tennis is a substitute for exercise, think again. Wii jocks will have to hit the treadmill like everyone else if they want to stay fit…”

Brain Diseases I Would Like to Have - Includes a discussion of photographic memory, Tertiary Neurosyphilis, Synesthesia, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Hypergraphia, etc.

The 10 Funniest Sites on the Internet - “Along with sex and shopping, comedy is one of the biggest drivers of traffic on the Web. Especially now that a lot of regular people know how to post their homemade video and audio to the Web (along with clips from TV or radio), there’s an awful lot of funny stuff online. After months of exhaustive research, including lie-detector tests performed on laboratory rats, we’ve gathered a list of the funniest sites on the Web…”

Don’t Fear Starbucks - “Why the franchise actually helps mom and pop coffeehouses…”

The 7 Ultimate Achievements In Endurance Running - “For those that run or don’t run you have to respect these athletes and the achievements they’ve accomplished. Every time you go out for that 5 mile run and come in exhausted, think of what it takes to do these…”

Broadband TV - Advances rattle cable companies - “About one-third of people who subscribe to cable TV or satellite services said they would drop that service if they could get TV shows they wanted over a broadband computer connection, paying a flat fee…”

Japan Mines `Flammable Ice,’ Flirts With Environmental Disaster - “Japan is joining the U.S. and Canada in test drilling for methane even as scientists express concerns about any uncontrolled release of the frozen chemical. Some researchers blame the greenhouse gas for triggering a global firestorm that helped wipe out the dinosaurs…”

56 wonders of the modern world

How the Oceans Once Ended Global Warming - “Last time Earth suffered a carbon-induced fever, it was the oceans that helped saved the day, say marine scientists in California…”

Will The iPod Kill Blockbuster? - “Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs’ tiny iPod has turned his company into a category killer for the digital era–first wiping out music stores and now, potentially, the corner video store…”

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