GIS peeps should keep tabs on this one: Tap Tap Maps promises to make a smooth integration between ESRI online products and Apple and Android Apps. Supposedly it will be a very easy transition from one medium to the other, sweet!
Category Archive: Science
Something From Nothing: Dawkins and Krauss in Conversation
Saw this live at ASU, very cool!
Why do Women Menstruate?
Not that this makes Menstruation any more fun to deal with, but as always, now that I know the scientific reason behind the function, I feel better about this monthly ordeal. From Pharyngula: Menstruation is a peculiar phenomenon that women go through on a roughly monthly cycle, and it’s not immediately obvious from an evolutionary …
Mothers Stop Breastfeeding Too Soon in Baby’s Life
From ScienceDaily.com More mothers are breastfeeding their newborns, but for too short a duration to gain the maximum benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and infants. New observations and a variety of strategies for encouraging women to breastfeed longer are presented in a collection of articles in Breastfeeding Medicine, the Official Journal of the Academy …
Babies Know Who is Trustworthy, Studies Show
From Science Daily: “Babies love to imitate. Ask any parent and they’ll report how infants mimic sounds, facial expressions and actions they observe. Now new research from Concordia University, published in the journalInfant Behavior and Development, has found that infants can even differentiate between credible and non-credible sources. Simply put, most babies won’t follow along …
Flying Construction Robots!
A team of scientists has demonstrated that a coordinated group of pre-programmed, autonomous robots can do the job of building workers, constructing a six meter high tower without any human intervention.
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