The Bell Has Rung for alternative energy. With the cost of gas going over $4.00 a gallon and the demand for electric vehicles and hybrids, the switch has been flipped for new sources of energy. So the future is changing. We will see an increase in solar, wind, geothermal power generation in the ne... (706 more chars)
Men who do housework may get more sex NEW YORK (AP) - American men still don't pull their weight when it comes to housework and child care, but collectively they're not the slackers they used to be. The average dad has gradually been getting better about picking himself up off the sof... (138 more chars)
What Makes Finnish Kids So Smart? Finland's teens score extraordinarily high on an international test. American educators are trying to figure out why. more By ELLEN GAMERMAN February 29, 2008; Page W1 Helsinki, Finland
The $2-3 Trillion Nightmare; A Cheney-Bush production nytimes.com — The Cheney-Bush "administration" has concealed the horrendous costs of the war ($2-3 Trillion or more). It has bypassed the normal budgetary process, financing the war almost entirely through “emergency” ap... (146 more chars)
Top 10 Worst Urban Myths null-hypothesis.co.uk — In a moment of serious killjoy-osity we've trawled through the world of urban myths to find the scientifically most inaccurate... well, the ones which are just quite daft. So what's the truth behind KFC's mutant chickens an... (42 more chars)
You know your conference has hit the big time when Robin Williams steps up from the audience to fill the dead air during an embarrassing, show-stopping technical glitch. http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/02/robin-williams.html