Art Chester's Blog, page 34
September 17, 2013
Human Survival and Dr. Strangelove
Science Fact: Human Survival sounds like a pretty weighty topic, even for Scientific American, but there it is, all 1800 words of it. Because fending off asteroids and capping volcanoes is too difficult, the article focuses more on why we, … Continue reading →
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September 16, 2013
Renewable Energy without Subsidies
Science Fact: Let’s hear it for renewable energy! What, an extra jolt of coffee in the morning to supercharge your day? No, more like — what do we do when the OIL runs out? You know: solar, wind, biogas (think … Continue reading →
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September 12, 2013
The Mighty Avocado
To me, the avocado is one of the most versatile and delicious basic food groups. So I thought you’d like this Bonus offering of some great recipes, and some tips for having the best avocados in your diet. A word … Continue reading →
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September 10, 2013
No-Hangover Beer & Other Aussie Wonders
Science Fact: No-hangover beer. Now there’s a provocative research result! I can imagine the questions that might be posed: - Did my tax dollars pay for that? - Is that the most important thing scientists have to work on? - … Continue reading →
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September 5, 2013
Internet of Things, Internet of Everything
Science Fact: Internet of Things, Internet of Everything. It’s hard to miss those image ads from Ciscoand the breathless hype from many sides: from technologists; from self-styled futurists; from investment advisorslooking for the next big stock killing; from professional societies … Continue reading →
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September 4, 2013
The Green Flash
Science Fact: Sunsets are always special, but a sunset with a Green Flash is a rare and memorable event. The Green Flash is common enough to be visible to anyone, but rare enough to be exciting. Moreover, it’s a nice … Continue reading →
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August 29, 2013
Frankenburger and Chicken Little
Science Fact: Frankenburger — that’s meat grown in a test tube — is giving the late night comedians lots of joke material. Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, has been bankrolling research by scientist Mark Post at Maastricht University in … Continue reading →
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August 26, 2013
Welcome!
The newly remodeled artchester.net website is officially open to welcome you. Many thanks to Mike Bell for a great design concept & to all my friends for your Likes and +1s and Follows! [Note: I’m a novice at WordPress, so … Continue reading →
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August 22, 2013
Raisin Diet – Behind the Headlines
Science Fact: Go on a raisin diet and lose weight? Prevent diabetes? Wait a minute, didn’t we already have the grapefruit diet, the avocado diet, etc? And who could forget the Atkins Diet with its rashers of bacon? Researchers offered … Continue reading →
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August 17, 2013
Investment Fact, Investment Speculation
Investment Speculation? What does a physicist have to say about that? When the pros get in over their head, why should you listen to an amateur at all? Never fear, when it comes to what to do, I will point … Continue reading →
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