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Video: The biomechanics of a perfect dive
A scientist who's helped elite athletes prepare for the Olympics explains the anatomy of the perfect dive. Watch the video here.
August 3, 2012
Menekse Gencer: Mobile money for farmers in Africa
Farmers in Africa have a new tool to help them with their crops. They’re using their cell phones for banking services like making payments and buying insurance.
July 31, 2012
Ticks cause meat allergies. Really?
Red meat is a recent and rare addition to the cannon of food allergies. Studies links red meat allergy to blood sucking ticks. Irony abounds.
July 27, 2012
Joseph DeSimone on being an inventor
Joseph DeSimone: "To be proactive in ways that grow the economy, create jobs and improve the well-being of society - that's a great opportunity."
July 27, 2012
Beijing death toll raised to 77 from heaviest rain in 61 years in
The official death toll rose earlier today from 37 to 77 due to flooding in and around Beijing, China on July 21.
July 26, 2012
Cost of food in U.S. to rise due to drought
A USDA forecast, issued yesterday, suggests a 3 percent to 4 percent rise in the cost of food in 2013, due to drought now affecting two-thirds of the U.S.
July 26, 2012
Neil Sims: Growing more seafood for more people
An unanchored fish pen tethered to a drifting boat that allows sashimi-grade Kampachi to be farmed in their natural environment miles offshore of Hawaii.
July 25, 2012
Vivid memories feel so real, but why?
New evidence suggests that experience and mental replay - or vivid memories - share similar brain activation patterns.
July 24, 2012
Mark Changizi on how language and music got into our brains
It might seem natural to think our brains evolved to process language and music. But could it be that music and language evolved to fit the human brain?
July 24, 2012
Happy people video dancing on planet Earth
Can you watch this video of happy people dancing around the world without smiling? Bet you can't.
July 20, 2012
