Thursday, December 31, 2009
AskOxford: What is the name for a sentence that contains all 26 letters of the alphabet?
AskOxford: What is the name for a sentence that contains all 26 letters of the alphabet?: "Apart from 'angry' and 'hungry', what other common English word ends in '-gry'?
Are there any English words containing the same letter three times in a row?
Are there any words in the English language that use all five vowels with no intervening consonants?
Are there any words that only exist in the plural form?
Are there any words that rhyme with orange?
Are there words that contain the letter 'q' without a 'u' following it?
Can a DNA string be considered the longest word in English?
Does 'bimonthly' mean 'twice a month' or 'every two months'?
Female cattle are cows, male cattle are bulls. But what is the word for an individual of arbitrary sex here?
How do you describe a person who does not eat meat, but eats fish?"
Are there any English words containing the same letter three times in a row?
Are there any words in the English language that use all five vowels with no intervening consonants?
Are there any words that only exist in the plural form?
Are there any words that rhyme with orange?
Are there words that contain the letter 'q' without a 'u' following it?
Can a DNA string be considered the longest word in English?
Does 'bimonthly' mean 'twice a month' or 'every two months'?
Female cattle are cows, male cattle are bulls. But what is the word for an individual of arbitrary sex here?
How do you describe a person who does not eat meat, but eats fish?"
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Why We Kiss: The Science of Sex - Page 2 - DivineCaroline
Why We Kiss: The Science of Sex - Page 2 - DivineCaroline: "researchers hypothesize that this is because saliva contains testosterone, which can increase libido. Researchers also think that men might be able to pick up on a woman’s level of estrogen, which is a predictor of fertility.
Crazy for Canoodling
But kissing isn’t all mating practicality; it also feels good. That’s because kissing unleashes a host of feel-good chemicals, helping to reduce stress and increase social bonding. Researcher Wendy Hill and colleagues at Lafayette College looked at how oxytocin, which is involved in pair bonding and attachment, and cortisol, a stress hormone, changed after people kissed. Using a small sample of college couples that were in long-term relationships, they found cortisol levels decreased after kissing. The longer the couples had been in a relationship, the farther their levels dropped. Cortisol levels also decreased for the control group—couples that just held hands—indicating that social attachment in general can decrease stress levels, not just kissing."
Crazy for Canoodling
But kissing isn’t all mating practicality; it also feels good. That’s because kissing unleashes a host of feel-good chemicals, helping to reduce stress and increase social bonding. Researcher Wendy Hill and colleagues at Lafayette College looked at how oxytocin, which is involved in pair bonding and attachment, and cortisol, a stress hormone, changed after people kissed. Using a small sample of college couples that were in long-term relationships, they found cortisol levels decreased after kissing. The longer the couples had been in a relationship, the farther their levels dropped. Cortisol levels also decreased for the control group—couples that just held hands—indicating that social attachment in general can decrease stress levels, not just kissing."
Limited: What's the value of talking about "range anxiety" all the time? — Autoblog Green
Limited: What's the value of talking about "range anxiety" all the time? — Autoblog Green: "We're not saying that range anxiety isn't real (it most certainly is), but why is it so important to mention this all the time? Considering that both long-range EVs with a robust recharging network and affordable hydrogen fuel cell vehicles with a reasonable refueling infrastructure will require a lot of work, why single out EVs as having the range issue? You can't drive a H2 car very far either in most places.
So, instead of constantly talking about the limited range of EVs, doesn't it make more sense to realize that – for now – if you're not driving a petroleum-powered vehicle, you won't be able to drive very far without making some serious adjustments to your normal driving style"
So, instead of constantly talking about the limited range of EVs, doesn't it make more sense to realize that – for now – if you're not driving a petroleum-powered vehicle, you won't be able to drive very far without making some serious adjustments to your normal driving style"
Limited: What's the value of talking about "range anxiety" all the time? — Autoblog Green
Limited: What's the value of talking about "range anxiety" all the time? — Autoblog Green: "Here are three important facts about gasoline:
It is available almost anywhere around the world
it has tremendous energy content
Using it the way we do creates a whole slew of negative environmental and political side effects
It's hard to beat the first two items with a non-petroleum alternative, but those negative impacts (oh, and questions about its availability in the coming decades) are forcing us to try and find one."
It is available almost anywhere around the world
it has tremendous energy content
Using it the way we do creates a whole slew of negative environmental and political side effects
It's hard to beat the first two items with a non-petroleum alternative, but those negative impacts (oh, and questions about its availability in the coming decades) are forcing us to try and find one."
Monday, December 28, 2009
L18: Electric Cars Today � The End of the Road: The Twisted Tale of American Horsepower.
L18: Electric Cars Today � The End of the Road: The Twisted Tale of American Horsepower.: "Do you want your next new car to be electric, cost $7500 and meet 90% of your needs while mass transit is being improved? Would you prefer a new electric car to meet 100% of your needs, cost $45,000 to $150,000, cost significantly more to maintain and insure, lose considerable resale value rapidly and, after all that effort and expense turns out not to be a clean and green environmental alternative after all?
When will we break the old mode or transportation model, the old paradigm or rut (that’s a road metaphor) and do the logical thing?"
When will we break the old mode or transportation model, the old paradigm or rut (that’s a road metaphor) and do the logical thing?"
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