何故、目が痛くなるほど赤くなるのか。アントシアンが濃い? いやそういうことではなくって、そもそも何故目が痛くなるほど紅葉する必要性があるのかってことなんだけど、まだまだ議論中であるらしい。詳しくは以下あたりをどうぞ。
- 紅葉するのは何のため?虫よけそれとも日焼け止め? [ EP: 科学に佇む心と身体 ]
- 猛獣の前で踊るガゼルと紅葉に共通するものは?
- Autumn Leaves: The Search for Purpose
この本、面白そう。「ROIかよ」と思わず呟いてしまったわ。
World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.
“We just started,” said Dr. Henry Niman. “The government already expressed an interest.”Niman is the researcher responsible for a computer-generated map that shows how and where the swine flu is spreading worldwide. He spent his career studying the evolution of viruses.
Future Vision Montage:
As you watch this video montage from 2009, look for examples of how current prototypes may evolve in the years ahead. When you’re done, tell us what you think and what you’d like to see in the technology of tomorrow.
Apple Safari 4 launched: 30x faster JavaScript than IE7 - SlashGear:
Apple have launched Safari 4, the latest version of their browser for OS X and Windows. Claimed to run JavaScript over four times faster than Safari 3 and thirty times faster than IE7, thanks to the new Nitro engine, there’s also a number of new features including Cover Flow, to browse through history and bookmarks, and Top Sites, which gives a visual overview of frequently visited pages.
I, Cringely » Blog Archive » Where’s Steve? - Cringely on technology:コメント欄の本人の書きっぷりによると、ジョブズがチャット名を変えたりしておらず、実際にログインしていないのはウラを取っているようだ。問題は、だからといってコンピューターを使わなくなったということにはならない、という点だ。コメント欄でMark Stephensが「(非難をする)コメント主が株主だったらオドロキだ」とか書いていることも反発の一因かもしれない。
Steve Jobs has stopped using his computer. He’s off curing himself of something he won’t name and in some manner we can’t know but I CAN tell you right now it doesn’t involve using his computer.
Mozilla Labs » Bespin:
Bespin is a Mozilla Labs experiment that proposes an open, extensible web-based framework for code editing that aims to increase developer productivity, enable compelling user experiences, and promote the use of open standards.
Bill Gates unplugged | Video on TED.com:
-First, people don't even use their bed nets because of the hot climate. In the North Cameroon where I am from, people sleep not in their bedroom but outside on the floor hoping that wind can blow to reduce the temperature.北カメルーンでは暑いのでベッドでは寝ない。風で暑さがやわらぐ外で寝る。
-Second, populations can only use their bed nets when they sleep. But mosquitoes start biting around 5 p.m. Assuming that people go to bed at 10 p.m. From 5 to 10 pm people are not protected, so they will end up developing malaria.
蚊帳は寝るときに使う。しかし蚊は夕方5時近辺で活動する。夜10時に寝るとして、5時から10時は無防備だから結局はマラリアにかかる。
-Third, why not follow the example of malaria eradication in USA to apply in Africa. Malaria has been eradicated in US not because Americans used more bed nets than any other country.米国でマラリアが根絶できたのは他の国より蚊帳をたくさん使ったからではない。
Turkey's Erdogan, Israel's Peres Clash Over Gaza in Davos Forum - WSJ.com:
'Mr. Peres, you are older than me. Your voice is too loud,' Mr. Erdogan told Mr. Peres, saying his emotion belied a guilty conscious.
'You kill people,' Mr. Erdogan told the 85-year-old Israeli leader. 'I remember the children who died on beaches. I remember two former prime ministers who said they felt very happy when they were able to enter Palestine on tanks.'
Peres: Such things happen between friends. I am very sorry for today's incident. Firstly, my respect towards the Turkish republic and you a prime minister has never changed.
Erdogan: Firstly, of course. There is no doubt that such arguments can happen between friends. But nobody can even speak to a tribe leader so loudly and in front of the international community, and not to the leader of the Republic of Turkey.
Peres: I raised my voice. In fact my friends tell me that I have a quite voice. This has nothing to do with my relationship with the prime minister of the Republic of Turkey. I am very sorry for what happened today.
Erdogan: I heard that you are going to hold a press conference.
Peres: Not today, but tomorrow.
Erdogan: If you express these sincere feelings, which I believe you will, in tomorrow's press conference, I assume this problem will be mostly overcome.
Peres: Of course I will publicly express these remarks.
Erdogan: Thank you very much for your call Mr. President.
Peres: I thank you and wish you a nice flight.