Meet Jeff Wilson AKA Professor Dumpster - an
environmental scientist and the Dean of Huston
Tillotson University in Austin, Texas. The reason for
his unusual nickname? He has decided to live in a
dumpster for the next year - Yes, the kind that you
might find filled with trash behind a restaurant or in
an alley.
If you have been paying any attention to the news
for the past few weeks, you may have heard about
the possibility of the US government 'shutting
down.' At 12:01 am on October 1st, that possibility
became a reality. So what led to this momentous
event and how will it affect your day-to-day life?
Read on . . .
After being dismissed as a fake and banished to an
attic for over a century, a painting created by the
Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh, is finally getting the
respect it deserves and being hailed as one of the
greatest discoveries ever in the history of the Van
Gogh Museum - The same experts that deemed it a
'fake', not too long ago.
The struggle to recreate human tissues in the
laboratory is nearly as old as the medical profession
itself. The cell as you all know, is the structural,
functional and biological unit of all organisms,
whether it is a single celled-bacteria or a 90
trillion-celled human! While these microscopic units
appear simple, they are actually quite complex an...
On Wednesday, September 11th, Americans and
people all around the world will commemorate the
2,977 innocent lives that were lost in what will go
down in history, as one of the most daring and
unusual terrorist attacks ever. The tragedy not only
changed the lives of the people directly affected by
the attacks but also that of future, yet-to-be born ...
Advances in robotics have impacted almost every
aspect of science - From building new liver tissues to
making more advanced remote controlled
helicopters. Now, these futuristic robots are even
providing a window to our past, by aiding in the
discovery of World War II airplanes along with
remains to their occupants, the brave soldiers that...
With summer approaching, most of you are probably
preoccupied with how you are going to entertain
yourselves when school's out - Whether you laze
around watching television, visit theme parks or go
to the movies, be sure to take a moment to thank all
the amazing men and women who came up with
these ideas. Here are two whose brilliant creations ...
Ever wondered what life would be like if we did not
have artists or musicians? There would be no art
galleries to stroll into on slow summer days or
concerts to look forward to, on hot summer nights.
While we all have our favorites, there are some that
have garnered universal appeal, probably because
they were all pioneers in their respective art forms....
May is National Inventors Month, which means it's
time to celebrate the innovators, tinkerers and
creative thinkers that have enhanced our quality of
life with their brilliant ideas. We would like to pay
homage to each and everyone of them but alas,
there are simply too many. So here are a few, whose
inventions, ideas and vision impact most of us, on ...
