Study by 8-year-olds published in prestigious science journal

I saw this amazing story on yahoo! news.  The story details how a group of eight year olds conducted a study on the behavior of bees related to how they see the world.

I got a message via twitter today which states that a Freightliner Diesel vehicle used to haul trailers is ten times as efficient as a Toyota Prius.  I actually believe it, but I'm not sure the source is credible.

Here's the link to the article: http://j.mp/bqlz6u

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_environment/10132762.stm

WOW!

Frightening & fascinating at the same time

Also worth noting that the research for this wasn't government funded

Here is an interesting article in the Missoulian .

Is it possible that technology will save the day with the problem of climate change just as the internal combustion engine solved the problem of what to do with the massive amount of horse manure back at the beginning of the twentieth century?

This is something I never even conceived of before reading this article.

I'll excerpt some of this article to illustrate my point.

This one is also a classic:

http://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-3906-Police-Checkpoint/dp/B0002YM16U/ref=pd_sbs_t_2

Check out the product desciption! lol

Product Description
Pull over! The traffic police have blocked the road to all vehicles. Wearing realistic uniforms and printed emergency vests, they have set up a roadblock with 4 warning lights and 2 pylons. They are also equipped with a map, stop sign, and pistols.

Saw this over on digg.  This is absolutely brilliant.  Reporter stands her ground when confronted by grumpy bar patron.

Through technology, market forces circumvent the law.  Really neat product.

I don't condone using drugs (not that I am innocent), but this is a really neat product.

http://digg.com/odd_stuff/The_Future_of_Smoking