Eureka, CA
Posted on 01. Jul, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Lifestyle, Road Worn
Why ‘Reka?: Nine times out of 10, when you tell someone you’re going to Eureka (hopefully, you’ll never have to say “I’m going to Eureka” more than 10 times in your life) they figure you’re probably talking Yreka, the humble piss-stop town off of I-5 North on the way to Oregon. But true scions of Northern California know that Eureka with a “eu” is a very, very different place than Yreka. The word Eureka is greek for “I have found it,” but a lot’s changed since the time someone was [...]
Human Remains Found in Europe Date Back 1.2 Million Years
Posted on 27. Mar, 2008 by James in Science, Videos
The journal Nature is reporting that researchers have found human remains that date back 400,000 years before the previous oldest-known remains, meaning humans roamed Europe a lot longer than previously believed.
A jawbone, teeth and simple tools were uncovered in a cave near the Spanish city of Burgos.
The remains are accurately dated and lay to rest doubts about when early humans first lived in Europe, said Andreu Olle, who has worked at the Atapuerca site since 1990.
“These are the oldest human remains in Europe. With this fossil, we can say it [...]
“Brain Reading” Computer Can See What You See
Posted on 05. Mar, 2008 by James in Science, Technology
The journal Nature, is reporting that “scientists have developed a way of ‘decoding’ someone’s brain activity to determine what they are looking at.” From the article:
“The problem is analogous to the classic ‘pick a card, any card’ magic trick,†says Jack Gallant, a neuroscientist at the University of California in Berkeley, who led the study. But while a magician uses a ploy to pretend to ‘read the mind’ of the subject staring at a card, now researchers can do it for real using brain-scanning instruments. “When the deck of cards, [...]
Hippo Beach on PBS
Posted on 12. Sep, 2007 by James in Science, TV
If you take anything away from this blog, I hope it’s this: When the Beach Master starts showering you with water and dung, maybe you should take that as a hint to back the fuck up. Hippo Beach airs on PBS Sunday, Sept. 16th at 8pm EST. Check local listings.
Welcome Back Yangtze Dolphin
Posted on 31. Aug, 2007 by James in Science
Recently, the Chinese “goddess of the Yangtze,” the Yangtze or baiji dolphin, was believed to be extinct. But on Aug. 19, a resident of the Anhui province, Zeng Yujiang, spotted one of the rare beasts frolicking in the river of Tongling and recorded video of it on his digital camera. Yujiang told Xinhua news:
“I’ve never seen such a big thing in the water before, so I filmed it. It was about 1,000 meters away and jumped out of water several times.”
A team of 25 international scientists embarked on a 38-day [...]
