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Man-made Global Warming Started With Ancient Hunters

By Guest PostJuly 2, 2010Environment, Scienceadam wolf, agriculture, agu, alaska, american geophysical union, Anthropocene, asia, beringia, betula, birch trees, california, carnegie institution, carnegie institution for science, chris doughty, chris field, climate, ecology, elephants, emissions, geological age, geophysical research letters, global warming, grassland, greenhouse gas, impact on climate, mammoths, NASA, North America, prehistoric farmers, russia, science in Stanford, Siberia, yukon territory

WASHINGTON — Even before the dawn of agriculture, people may have caused the planet to warm up, a new study suggests.

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NASDAQ MarketSite Evolves Stock Ticker With Microsoft’s Silverlight Technology

By Guest PostJuly 2, 20101 commentTechnology43rd street, bob sues, broadway, east region developer and platform evangelism, expression engine 4, marketsite, Microsoft, microsoft silverlight, microsoft silverlight 4, nasdaq, nasdaq omx, new york, silverlight, Technology, times square

REDMOND, Wash., and NEW YORK — NASDAQ’s popular stock ticker display — seen by hundreds of thousands of investors daily at the NASDAQ MarketSite^® in Times Square and used as the backdrop for its television broadcast to a variety of broadcast outlets worldwide — is getting a hi-definition redesign with Microsoft Silverlight.

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Reseachers Predict Larger-than-average Gulf ‘Dead Zone’; Impact of Oil Spill Unclear

By Guest PostJuly 2, 2010Environment, Scienceaquatic, Atchafalaya, bacteria, center for sponsored coastal ocean, dead zone, deepwater horizon, donald scavia, ecologist, geological survey, graham sustainability institute, gulf hypoxic zone, gulf of mexico, hypoxia, hypoxia zone, hypoxia-fueling algae, lake Ontario, louisiana state university, louisiana universities marine consortium, matt Larsen, Mississippi, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, nitrogen, noaa, organic matter, oxygen-starved, river, school of natural resources and environment, university of michigan, US, usgs

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—University of Michigan aquatic ecologist Donald Scavia and his colleagues say this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” is expected to be larger than average, continuing a decades-long trend that threatens the health of a $659 million fishery.

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Amazon Introduces New Kindle DX with 50 Percent Better Display Contrast and New Lower price of $379

By Guest PostJuly 1, 2010Technology3g wireless, Amazon, amazon kindle, android, blackberry, blogs, Facebook, ipad, iPhone, john grisham, kindle dx, mac, new york times, phone, portable reader, pride and prejudice, steve kessel, the adventures of sherlock holmes, treasure island, Twitter, whispersync

Amazon.com today introduced the new latest generation Kindle DX and new lower price of $379, down from $489, and still with free 3G wireless–no monthly bills or annual contracts.

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Do creative work activities create stress?

By Guest PostJuly 1, 2010Culture, Scienceapril kemick, creative work, marisa young, scott schieman, sociology, university of toronto, uoft, work and family

A new study identifies the challenges for the boundaries between work and family

The demands associated with creative work activities pose key challenges for workers, according to new research out of the University of Toronto that describes the stress associated with some aspects of work and its impact on the boundaries between work and family life.

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70 Percent Royalty Option for Kindle Digital Text Platform Now Available

By Guest PostJune 30, 2010TechnologyAmazon, android phones, blackberry, dtp, ipad, iPhone, ipod touch, kindle, kindle content, kindle digital text platform, kindle dx, mac, pc, russ grandinetti

*Starting today, authors and publishers can earn more royalties from every Kindle book sold*

Amazon.com today announced that the 70 percent royalty option that enables authors and publishers who use the Kindle Digital Text Platform (DTP) to earn a larger share of revenue from each Kindle book they sell is now available.

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‘On Quest for Information Science’s Holy Grail: Quantum Computing’

By Guest PostJune 30, 2010Technologyart in mathematics, microsoft research, quantum computing, quantum topology, station q, String Theory, theory group

*Q & A: Dr. Michael Freedman discusses his past accomplishments and current pursuits to build a quantum computer.*

Santa Barbara, Calif. – Mountain climbing is all about testing and pushing limits. But it’s not enough to rely on physical strength and stamina alone. To conquer a mountain, one must also possess the mental toughness and problem-solving skills needed to navigate difficult, potentially dangerous, terrain. (more…)

The Twilight Saga: Book on Twilight

By Guest PostJune 29, 20101 commentMediabella swan, bitten by twilight, eclipse, elizabeth behm-morawitz, harry potter, hollywood, jennifer stevens aubrey, melissa click, star, summit entertainment, twilight franchise, twilight saga, twilight universe, university of missouri, vampire franchise, wars

As fans eagerly await The Twilight Saga: Eclipse set for release on June 30, University of Missouri communication experts have published a scholarly book on Twilight, Bitten by Twilight: Youth Culture, Media, & the Vampire Franchise, that analyzes the Twilight franchise and finds it to be unique for a variety of factors.

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*A new study identifies the challenges for the boundaries between work and family*

A new study identifies the challenges for the boundaries between work and family