Archive for January, 2008:

Presidential candidates on health care

Thursday 31 January 2008

IcYou.com has produced brief videos profiling each Presidential candidate’s positions on health care. They’re worth a look before Super Tuesday:

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Watch the Presidential candidates talk about health care

Thursday 31 January 2008

icyou.com –the youtube of health care– has produced brief videos from the major Presidential candidates exploring their health care positions. You can see them here:

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Scientists Invent Blackest Black

Thursday 31 January 2008

The Blackest BlackReuters reports that researchers have made a substance that is so dark it absorbs more than 99.9 percent of light. It is being called the blackest black. The photo shows a National Institute of Standards and Technology reflectance standard (top), a sample of the new darkest material (center) and a piece of glassy carbon (bottom). (Continue reading…)

Cavalcade of Risk is up at The Digerati Life

Wednesday 30 January 2008

The latest edition of the Cavalcade of Risk is up at The Digerati Life. My piece on CT scan radiation dangers is featured.

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Asia Domain Name Registration scam

Wednesday 30 January 2008

Just spreading the word about a scam email I received. See the Bloptimization blog for an explanation and don’t be taken in. Here’s how it started:

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