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TED Tuesday: Homo Evolutis

Silicon valley no more?
New exotic material could revolutionize electronics Move over, silicon — it may be time to give the Valley a new name. Physicists at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have confirmed the existence of a type of material that could one day provide dramatically faster, more efficient computer chips. Recently-predicted and [...]

TED Tuesday: Habits of happiness
What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment. Posted in human interference, spiritual, TED

Almost gone … Southern Cassowary
Guest post series ‘Almost gone …’ by Scott Bright (@Speciesguy) The Cassowary Has A Great Purpose! One day, I became fascinated, and I’m sure you will to, with exploring different parts of the world. And as fate would have it, I clicked on one of the strangest places on earth as far as animals go, “Australia!” The species [...]

Diving into history
Archaeology is kind of a non-glamorous branch of science. It is a convergence of many different physical and social sciences which are used as tools to construct the jigsaw puzzle of our past. But sadly humans are not as interested in the past as they are in the future. General public thinks of archaeologists as [...]

TED Tuesday: Clean drinking water, quick and cheap
Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it — inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds. An amazing demo from TEDGlobal 2009. Posted in future, human interference, TED