Posts tagged: technology
Everything is amazing and nobody is happy
Comedian Louis C.K. reminds us just how much modern technology we take for granted.
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How To Scare Consumers
I was scanning the Reuters science news and saw this story on nano-foods.
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Those consumers already worried about genetically engineered or cloned food reaching their tables may soon find something else in their grocery carts to furrow their brows over — nano-foods.
What a great way to introduce new technology to the masses, eh? OH NOEZ! DEY R GUNNA PUT NANOZ IN UR FOODZ!
Nano-technology is simply any technology that manipulates something on the molecular level. If you alter or add anything on that scale, it can be called nano-technology. Consumer product labs have been adding chemicals and additives to our food for years we rarely make a fuss. This is the exact same thing except on a much smaller scale. Its like deciding to use nano-technology to add fluoride to the water instead of the current technologies.
The worst parts however are the articles use of nano-scare tactics to address consumer’s fear of cloned animal products and their interviewee, Michael Hansen, who raises a complete non sequitur regarding the harmful inhalation of nano-sized particles and the use of nano-technology to engineer safer and healthier foods.
Sigh… why do I even read the news anymore?
Via: Reuters
Social Networking For Scientists
Labmeeting is a new social network geared at letting scientists share and discuss research that publicly opened its doors last week to anyone with a college e-mail account. Labmeeting can be seen first and foremost as a document management site that allows students and scientists to upload, search, annotate and share their growing collection of documents as well as follow what documents their colleagues are collecting.
Scientists aren’t exactly known for being the most social of people. Perhaps this kind of online networking can help bridge the gap between hardcore science and social interaction.
Via: TechCrunch
