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Cranberry juice no benefit for kidney stones?
In both, the cranberry juice increased urine levels of calcium and oxalate. Levels of brushite did decrease, but this substance causes a different type of kidney stones (known as brushite stones), which are comparatively rare.
Not that I’ve been hitting the Ocean Spray in hopes of avoiding another kidney stone. […]

My initial impression of Fox’s new show Prison Break (the pilot for which I watched last night) is good overall.
I have kind of a hard time imagining how they will fill a whole season (nevermind the idea of any following seasons, but I said the same about Lost), but I’ll watch anything with a guy […]

Custom Originally uploaded by Jake Sutton.

It makes me happy that Kustom Kulture is making such a mainstream comeback these days, thanks (at least in part) to the various car and chopper shows on TLC and the Discovery Channel.
Though I still wonder where the heck these people get their money.

Molecular motors push liquid uphill
Droplets of liquid have been moved uphill by molecular motors designed to manipulate Brownian motion.
While other researchers have found ways to make drops of liquids move before, what is new here, says David Leigh at the University of Edinburgh, is the use of molecular motors to achieve it: “This is the […]

Moonbat anti-evolutionist: Deepak Chopra
This is beautiful. Deepak Chopra seems to be even more of a looney tune than I thought he was, and this article is a wonderful deconstruction of his “Intelligent Design” arguments.
Wow.
Highlight (one of many):
Larry King actually asked this question:
KING: All right, hold on. Dr. Forrest, your concept of how can you out-and-out […]

Study: Killer Whales Learn to Gull a Gull
The mammal discovered he could lure seagulls into his tank by spitting regurgitated fish onto the water’s surface.
He then lurked below the surface, waiting for a gull to grab the fish, and then seized the bird in its open jaws.
Killer whales join dolphins and chimps in the “cultural […]

Plans for high-speed rail between Wyoming and New Mexico rolls on
Organizers envision the “Ranger Express” traveling about 110 mph and connecting Cheyenne, Wyo., Denver and Albuquerque, N.M., and cities in between. The plan will need cooperation not only from voters but also members of Congress and commercial rail companies.
Interesting. I wonder if the economies of […]

Several of you may have just gotten invitations to Google’s new toy.
I am slightly unsure of my feelings on this, but hey…
One feeling I am sure about is that being Windows-only is mega-lame. Here’s how to use it with iChat on a Mac.