Greg Thomas
greg43@sympatico.caA UK Company Proposes Using Smoke Screens to Prevent School Shootings
The solution "caters to every side," the company says.
Egyptian Surgeons Will No Longer Practice on Sheep, Thanks to PETA
Egyptian surgeons who have for years trained their hands on sedated goats are getting more human-like replacements, compliments of PETA.
To Revive Dying Oceans, Try Sinking a Bunch of Trees
As our environment increasingly falls apart, it looks more and more likely that we're going to have to geoengineer our way out of the problem.
No More Chimps: The NIH Needs to Find New Test Subjects
The age-old use of chimps as the proverbial guinea pigs in testing out new pharmaceuticals has been dealt a major blow.
Five Existential Threats That Global Leaders Are Discussing at the World Economic Forum
A pre-forum report lays out a grim vision of the future, one rife with acidic oceans, rogue geoengineers, human cyborgs, and aliens.
The Five Existential Risks That Global Leaders Are Discussing at the World Economic Forum
A pre-forum report lays out a grim vision of the future, one rife with acidic oceans, rogue geoengineers, human cyborgs, and aliens.
Researchers Used Sesame Street to Predict Kids' Test Scores
It turns out the show provides insights to neuroscientists as well.
A Sugar Daddy Dating Site Lets Coeds Find Rich Old Men to Pay Their Tuition
College undergrads at universities across Texas are using "Seeking Arrangement" to find Sugar Daddies to pay their way.
Enterprising Developer Partially Outsources Job in Bid to Browse Reddit All Day, Gets Fired
Verizon found that a client's employee apparently paid a Chinese company one-fifth of his paycheck to free up his own time.
The Great Burmese Python Hunt of 2013
Florida's government invites you to drop in, grab a rifle and go shoot yourself some big 'ol invasive snakes. Yes, there is a cash prize.
Tossing and Turning in Space
If the Mars500 project has taught us anything, it's that the biggest threats to space travel are sleep disorders.
Anyone Wanna Buy a Space Shuttle Factory?
Anybody want to throw down on NASA's old shuttle factory? Seriously, it's for sale.