Now We're Cooking With.......Batteries

Here is an overview on our use of batteries in our hand-held gadgets and electric cars. Batteries have become a weak link in the high-tech world we have constructed. We had better be doing some big time research on this issue and fast.

I see this technical area as fertile ground for big breakthroughs by today's and tomorrow's chemists. Maybe nanotechnology will be a key avenue.

Nikola Tesla and the Electric Universe

The folks at Thurderbolts.info are shaking things up in the world of physics/astrophyics with an alternate look at our understanding of electricity an it's scale of influence in the Universe.

Check out this video from their site:

Top 5 Green Myths

Are hybrid vehicles better choices than standard cars? Get the scoop on this question and four others here.

The Dumbing Down of the American Voter

Here is today's opinion piece by Kathleen Parker on the significance of a recent report by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute on America's civic literacy. It it not good news. Unfortunately, it is not surprising.

Small Arkansas Earthquakes Could Be A Warning

Central Arkansas does not have any seismic history, until recently. This does not bode well for the north American continent. This also seems to back up some of the predictions at UrbanSurvival.com.

Maybe not a good time to be living in Hot Springs.

How To Purchase A Digital SLR Camera

Ok, here is some good technical information for those who plan to upgrade from the pocket digital camera and go for the SLR (single lens reflex) camera.

The Music Genome Project

Here something I discovered last evening from a bright UT psychology/philosophy major. It is a website called PANDORA. This came about from something called the Music Genome Project.

It is amazing! If you love music, you must check this out. It is like having a custom radio station that you can access anywhere you have an internet connection.

If you like it, pass it on.