In the 1930s, some predicted that giant babies would rule the world
Many people in the 20th century assumed that the average citizen of the 21st century would be taller. However, a smaller (and for our purposes admittedly more entertaining) contingent assumed that advances in chemistry would breed hilariously super-sized babies. Having tipped the scales at ten pounds and ten ounces when I was born, it may…
Pokéwalker More Accurate than Other Pedometers in University Study
Evaluated against two other dedicated pedometers, the Pokéwalker – an add-on device for the HeartGold and SoulSilver Pokémon titles – is the most accurate device for counting steps, according to researchers at Iowa State University. The results were presented recently at an experimental biology conference by Lorraine Lanningham-Foster, an Iowa State professor who has been…
What will astronomers see a trillion years from now?
We’ve got to come up with a better name that ‘Milkomeda’ to describe what’s going to eventually happen when the Milky Way and Andromeda merge. Remember that Andromeda is one of the galaxies with a blueshift, showing that it is moving toward us. That the merger will probably happen – in about five billion years…