Technology

An op-ed by Louis Rene Beres in the Chicago Tribune tries to get to the root of cell phone mania. Link [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0506120303jun12,0,5646218.story?page=1&coll=chi-newsopinionperspective-hed] . She raises interesting points in a poetic way: > Talking on a cell phone

Scientists aren't objective. That has been established for years. But now it appears that many aren't even honest. Link [http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1894&e=2&u=/ap/20050608/ap_on_sc/misbehaving_scientists] . Excerpts: > One-third of scientists

Dancing is an art, but dancing with a robot? Hey, if car racing is a sport, robotic dancing can be an art. Link [http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/06/07/robots.ballroom/index.html]. Excerpt: > The world's first ballroom-dancing robot is set to take to the

A leading clone pioneer says human cloning is far, far away. Link [http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1539&e=1&u=/afp/20050607/sc_afp/healthsciencestemcellskorea_050607123400] . Excerpt: > South Korean cloning pioneer Hwang Woo-Suk said the cloning of human beings would remain an

Japanese porn is coming . . . to Sony's PSP-friendly Universal Media Disc. Sony says it has no control what producers make for the device. Some think Sony doesn't object because its failure to embrace porn led to the demise of Betamax twenty years ago. Link [http://www.gamespot.

> The first telescope designed to search for alien life began operating this month from northern California. > The state-of-the-art radio telescope, being operated by the SETI Institute, is still undergoing development and will be able to examine more stars in a year or two than Earth-bound scientists have been

Lew Rockwell has posted a stupendous and shockingly-insightful review of Steven Johnson's Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter. Readers of this blog are acquainted with the genius and oh-so-modest reviewer. Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/scheske1.

. . . how long until MADD demands a zero-tolerance steering column? > A Fort Lauderdale man has created a steering wheel that contains a skin sensor that blocks a vehicle from starting or running if the driver is drunk, an invention he thinks could reducing alcohol-related accidents. > The sensor is installed

Apparently, the Transportation Security Administration is beginning to test an x-ray machine for use at airports that will see through clothing. Link to rant at Lew Rockwell [http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/akers3.html]. Excerpt: > [T]he TSA whispered a few weeks ago that it is carrying things a