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    Image of Toxins in our food supply are killing bees
    Toxins in our food supply are killing bees
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Quis custodiet ipsos custodes (aka who watches the watchmen)? Called Colony Collapse Disorder, there is something killing honeybees. They are dying in "huge numbers." Scientists from the US Environ...

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    Image of TIL you can run a diesel engine car on used vegetable oil
    TIL you can run a diesel engine car on used vegetable oil
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Today I learned that you can run a diesel engine car on waste vegetable oil (e.g., oil that's been used to cook). It is less harmful to the environment, less toxic to people and animals, and runs abo...

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    TIL bottled water often comes from tap water and isn't typically cleaner or healthier
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Today I learned that, despite the hype, bottled water typically isn't any cleaner or healthier than tap water, and often comes from the same public water supply that your tap water does. Having said...

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    Image of The courage of convictions - rational people don't agree to disagree
    The courage of convictions - rational people don't agree to disagree
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Politics. Morality. Religion. Relationships. Even science. These are examples of the many categories in which you will find disagreements. These debates occur just as much with intelligent people as...

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    Image of Avertible oil catastrophe
    Avertible oil catastrophe
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    The oil catastrophe could have been averted were it not for the US government rejecting the help of people who know what to do in an oil spill and have the equipment for dealing with it. Why didn't t...

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    Image of Climate change from a historical perspective
    Climate change from a historical perspective
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Politics destroys all things, it's latest casualty being scientific truth. When the global warming science fraud didn't work out, the propoganda artists changed the name to climate change. Here's a s...

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    Image of Environmental suicide
    Environmental suicide
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Contrary to what the United Nations does, Mother Earth doesn't have a conscience. She can't tell us which of her resources she wants us to save, which to take care of, and which to use. Ergo, how we...

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    Image of Thorium - energy's silver bullet
    Thorium - energy's silver bullet
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Nuclear energy was discovered in the context of war (specifically World War II). In the 1950s, the US Air Force tried to come up with an idea of putting a nuclear reactor on an airplane to keep it ru...

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    Image of BP hiring prison labor
    BP hiring prison labor
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Is it proper for companies like BP to use prison labor - jobs without pay - to cleanup the oil spill? Are there any moral issues? FTA: "In the first few days after BP's Deepwater Horizon wellhead...

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    Image of Protecting the environment
    Protecting the environment
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Over the last week, we've had a few discussions come up around how the government protects the environment. Though I didn't know it until I did some research, I wasn't surprised… FTA: "Who's the gr...

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    Image of The BP oil spill - it's sickening
    The BP oil spill - it's sickening
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    A fellow Braincraver wants to alert us, and we should take heed of his warning. He lives in Florida on the coast. Over this past month, his health has been deteriorating significantly. He's getting h...

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    Image of Guilt begone - it was the sun all along
    Guilt begone - it was the sun all along
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Al Gore aren't going to be happy. Scientists are messing up their politics. So it turns out that the only thing man-made about global warming is t...

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    Image of TIL: The sky is black and the sun is white
    TIL: The sky is black and the sun is white
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Today I learned that the sky isn't blue and the sun isn't yellow. The sky is actually black and the sun is white. It's only because we have an atmosphere (which is made of gas molecules and dust) tha...

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    Image of Batteriser is a $2.50 gadget that extends alkaline battery life 800%. Someone thought it was hot enough to go to jail for.
    Batteriser is a $2.50 gadget that extends alkaline battery life 800%. Someone thought it was hot enough to go to jail for.
    macworld.com link posted by c_prompt in technology
    Count the number of alkaline batteries in your house. Now consider replacing those batteries eight times less often. If Batteriser delivers, it could be a game changer. Bob Roohparvar tells...

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    Image of Elon Musk: The World's Raddest Man
    Elon Musk: The World's Raddest Man
    waitbutwhy.com link posted by c_prompt in technology
    Chris Anderson, who runs TED Talks, calls Musk “the world’s most remarkable living entrepreneur.” Others know him as “the real life Iron Man,” and not for no reason—Jon Favreau actually...

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    Image of Out of sight - out of mind
    Out of sight - out of mind
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    The government lied about the BP oil spill? (Tries to act surprised.) Is this kind of like when Bush claimed "mission accomplished" in Iraq (or Obama's recent second fake end to the Iraq war)? You've...

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    Image of Eviscerating global warming
    Eviscerating global warming
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    You don't say? Hey Al Gore, what do you think? FTA: "A cross examination of global warming science conducted by the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Law and Economics has concluded tha...

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    Image of What were you thinking?
    What were you thinking?
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Whether you're a moral relativist or absolutist, and based on whatever standards you choose, there are actions that you think are immoral. What is morally contemptible to you now might have been comm...

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    Image of Global warming - no pressure
    Global warming - no pressure
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    During the Spanish Inquisition, the Catholic Church authorized massive torture and violence against so-called "heretics" (non-conformists/non-believers). Although this history has been mocked by the...

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    Image of Flying cars outside of Second Life
    Flying cars outside of Second Life
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Is this a brilliant idea that will make the world a better place to live, or a disaster waiting to happen? Can someone loan me $200,000? Come on - you know you want one! Everyone sing with me! Chitty...

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    Hay BP! Easy oil removal
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    By now, I'm assuming that most all of you have heard of the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which is destroying marine life. (It started as a result of an oil rig explosion on April 20, 20...

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    Image of The next big alternative fuel - salt water?
    The next big alternative fuel - salt water?
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    In 2007, John Kanzius accidentally found a way to release and burn hydrogen from salt water with 13.56 MHz radio waves. Many people initially thought it was a hoax. Penn State professor Rustum Roy ve...

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    Image of Study: Climate Change Activists are Hypocrites. They were less likely to engage in recycling and other eco-friendly behaviors than global-warming skeptics
    Study: Climate Change Activists are Hypocrites. They were less likely to engage in recycling and other eco-friendly behaviors than global-warming skeptics
    thedailybell.com link posted by pot_kettle_black in pot.kettle.black
    A strange thing happens when you don’t trust the government. You take responsibility for your actions, instead of shirking your duty and handing off the burden to the collective. A study by Corn...

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