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Al Gore GPS Backpack Looks Like A C4 Bomb
7:40AM Sean Fallon | Designed by artist Atelier Ted Noten, this backpack consists of a Tom Tom GPS unit embedded inside an acrylic slab. He intends to place it inside a slowly melting glacier in Switzerland — hence the title “Al Gore”. More »
Random Stuff
Maldives Gov’t. Meets Underwater To Show Effects Of Global Warming
4:30AM Dan Nosowitz | The Maldives, a stretch of islands off the coast of Sri Lanka, are so close to sea level that global warming poses a serious threat. So the government held a cabinet meeting underwater to bring attention to the problem. More »
Science
Former Microsoft CTO Wants To Dim The Sun With Liquid Sulphur
7:30AM Sean Fallon | Former Microsoft Tech chief Nathan Myhrvold wants to dim the sun’s rays with liquid sulphur pumped from helium-filled balloons. But it’s not like he is sitting behind a desk, tapping his fingers together muttering “excellent” or anything. More »
Science
Obama Considers Zany Climate Engineering Gadgets to Fight ‘The Warming’
2:40PM Adrian Covert | Obama is apparently considering using a machine that would suck up smog and shoot it into the upper atmosphere—reflecting the sun’s rays—as a way to fight global warming. I’m not joking. More »
Science
Penguins Flying in Military Planes from Brazil’s Beaches to the South Atlantic
11:00AM Jesus Diaz | Get ready to fight to the death for this one, Disney, Pixar, and Dreamworks: More than a thousand penguins have suddenly appeared on the beaches of Brazil. The scientists can’t explain why this is happening. Some say they are somehow confused. Knowing the views in Brazil’s beaches, I personally think they are not confused at all. Brazilian National Institute for Space Research climatologist Jose Marengo thinks the penguins–who are being airlifted back to its origin by the air force–got lost because of changes in the ocean circulation in the South Atlantic: More »
Science
McCain Vs. Obama on Science
3:20AM Mark Wilson | It’s easy to know where presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama stand on ever-hot topics, like the war or abortion. But what about various areas of scientific interest? Science Debate 2008 has made it their focus to clarify each candidate’s stance on issues like genetics research, energy and space. The full text is available at that link, but for those who enjoy abridged versions, the New York Times did a nice job of cutting the big block of text into bite-sized pieces. More »
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