Oct 31, 2011
UPDATE: There are officially now 7 billion people on the planet. You can see them all here – http://www.7billionworld.com/ This is, of course, just a best guess, and I demand a recount!
The United Nations estimates that the world population will reach 7 billion (that’s 7,000,000,000 even in the UK where the old definition of a billion (as a million squared) was abandoned under US pressure years ago) …
Oct 30, 2011
This week, The Alchemist learns more about the link between estrogen and obesity, discovers that the colours of autumn leaves are not as degraded as was once thought, and how mineral tests can inform healthcare workers addressing the issue of night blindness. In Finland, we hear, researchers are converting food waste into fuel while a new theory explains Type 1.5 superconductivity. Finally, Chip Cody earns himself this year’s Anachem Award for his outstanding contribution to …
Oct 29, 2011
Twylah offers an alternative view of Sciencebase activity on Twitter. It’s akin to the paper.li and scoop.it newspaper type formats on other systems. But, comes with several advantages of being able to control which keywords you consider important and wish to associate with your site. You can now also use a sub-domain on your own site to create a Twylah …
