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 -> Solar Panels Made From Hair
18 year old Milan Karki of Nepal has invented a new type of solar panel that uses human hair as a conductor, replacing the much more pricey silicon.
3,847 views | 10 Sep 2009
 -> 5 key freedoms...
...that Americans will lose under Obama's proposed healthcare plan.
7,002 views | 10 Sep 2009
 -> Facebook ruins friendships
Amidst all this heightened chatter, we're not saying much that's interesting, folks. Rather, we're breaking a cardinal rule of companionship: Thou Shalt Not Bore Thy Friends.
7,608 views | 09 Sep 2009
 -> Molecular gastronomy
What if we could eat just by breathing?
7,138 views | 09 Sep 2009
 -> Bookend?
The beginning of the end of the library. A truly tragic moment in literary history.
6,683 views | 09 Sep 2009
 -> Fat Boy Slim
Christopher Walken can move.
5,171 views | 09 Sep 2009
 -> Paper World
A world made out of notebook paper and ballpoint pen.
6,736 views | 08 Sep 2009
 -> 15 creative book cases
From snowflakes to yin and yang.
8,225 views | 07 Sep 2009
 -> Bachelor of the week
Some guys just know how to blend.
6,370 views | 07 Sep 2009
 -> Doctor reveals 'cello scrotum' hoax
A top doctor has admitted her part in hoodwinking a leading medical journal after inventing a medical condition called "cello scrotum", which she claimed added to the "gaiety of life".
6,736 views | 07 Sep 2009
 -> The Beauty of the Worn
Anthropologie's newest catalog celebrates the beauty that can be found in the worn and the imperfect -- from chipped benches to charmingly shabby cottages.
7,176 views | 06 Sep 2009
 -> Could president Bush end up behind bars?
A bit unlikely given how things happen in the higher circles, but an investigation of CIA's practices could, in principle, lead there.
945 views | 05 Sep 2009
 -> 13 more things that don't make sense
New Scientist makes a list.
1,017 views | 04 Sep 2009
 -> Like we didn't know
"Men lose their heads talking to pretty women."
962 views | 04 Sep 2009
 -> The reason a Hula Hoop was invented
A caper from CDS shows why.
3,587 views | 03 Sep 2009
 -> Boeing Boing
Some stunts should never be attempted again.
3,321 views | 03 Sep 2009
 -> Her soul traveled to Venus on a UFO
That is Japan's new First Lady, Mrs. Miyuki Hatoyama.
3,622 views | 02 Sep 2009
 -> United Prosperity: new spin on microfinance
A traditional microloan or donation of US$ 100 delivers roughly that same amount to the entrepreneur in need, but providing a *loan guarantee* instead, of the same amount, can result in a much larger loan from a local bank. As much as US$ 666.
3,940 views | 02 Sep 2009
 -> Metallica finds new fans
Although birds, dolphins, whales and other animals produce what we call "songs," this study is among the first to show that a non-human animal can truly appreciate music.
4,201 views | 02 Sep 2009
 -> "Lactivists"
Dozens of mothers openly breast-fed their children on the NY subway as a yearly reminder that doing so in public is perfectly legal. (In other news, coincidentally, the number of male commuters during this time tripled.)
4,027 views | 02 Sep 2009
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