Tag Archives: Sci/Tech

We will continue to get a very limited view of the big picture.

If you have observed any gathering place of teens — malls, school and campus, movie theaters, concerts, etc. — you may have come away with the impression that every other kid has a cell phone and is afraid not to use it. Your impression was correct: almost half of 10 …

High doses of cannabinoids promote(s) the generation of neuron growth in the hippocampuses of rats.

Where are the female bloggers? Here, in my weekly "top ten" posts. And nominate for the new Carnival of Feminists.

There’s what’s right and what’s real, and much of the debate about reproductive rights in this country, especially in regard to minors, centers around the relative priorities assigned to “right” and “real” and the government’s appropriate role in each. A review of public policy, research, and public/professional opinion from the …

Dudes, neuropsychologist Xia Zhang and a team of researchers based at the University of Saskatchewan have found that a synthetic marijuana-like drug stimulated the generation of brain cells and exerted an antidepressant-like effect in rats. The hippocampus area of the adult brain is unusual in that it contains neural stem/progenitor …

No wonder the robot-makers have so many problems with their inventions carrying a glass of water.

“Broadband over power line” (BPL) — using the electricity grid in a city and the wiring in individual homes to provide direct “plug in” broadband access through electricity sockets — made a significant stride yesterday when Manassas, Va. became the first city in the country with city-wide commercial deployment of …

Best Buy Co. Inc. – the number one electronics retailer in the U.S. – is currently testing the sale of used video games in a few of its stores. With more than 870 stores in North America, Best Buy is trying to tap into the existing used video game market …

Most American parents, and kids for that matter, have accepted the vital importance of auto child safety seats for babies and young children: it’s the law of the land and you can’t even take a newborn home from the hospital without producing an approved baby pod. But when kids outgrow …