Why “Computronium” is really “Unobtanium”
Computronium is defined by some as a substance which approaches the theoretical limit of computational power that we can achieve through engineering of the matter around us. It would mean that every atom of a piece of matter would be put to useful work doing computation. Such a system would reside at the ultimate limits…
Could kissing ease your allergies?
Not many scientific studies can help you hook up. But here’s one that comes with its own pick-up line: “Let’s make out – it’ll help your allergies!” A study in the fantastically named Journal of Psychosomatic Research set out to determine whether kissing affects the production of allergen-specific IgE antibodies, the proteins made by your…
When Television Captions Go Seriously Wrong
Somehow this television commercial advertising for a local college master’s program ended up with such the subtitles as “It’s a dragon ripping the flesh off of a cow’s carcass” and “What are you, a woodchuck?” Awesome. (via Reddit)