By Paul Root Wolpe, Special to CNN (CNN) – “My thoughts, they roam freely. Who can ever guess them?” So goes an old German folk song. But imagine living in a world where someone can guess your thoughts, or even know them for certain. A world where science can reach into the deep recesses of [...]
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My Take: Keep government out of mind-reading business – CNN.com Blogs
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on November 13, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/11/13/my-take-keep-government-out-of-mind-reading-business-%e2%80%93-cnn-com-blogs/
Feds blame BP, other companies for 2010 Gulf blast – CNN.com Blogs
BP, Transocean and Halliburton all share responsibility for the deadly explosion that resulted in the April 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to the final federal report on the matter released Wednesday. The three companies “violated a number of federal offshore safety regulations,” according to the report, which includes a series of recommendations for [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on September 14, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/09/14/feds-blame-bp-other-companies-for-2010-gulf-blast-cnn-com-blogs/
U.S. Nuclear Plants Not Fully Equipped to Handle Extreme Events: Scientific American
U.S. nuclear plants should be hardened to better withstand earthquakes and other extreme emergencies that could lead to a radioactive release, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Japan Task Force has recommended. The task force’s 90-page report on the implications of Japan’s nuclear disaster said that an accident involving damage to reactor cores and uncontrolled escape of [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on July 14, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/07/14/u-s-nuclear-plants-not-fully-equipped-to-handle-extreme-events-scientific-american/
BBC News – Mobiles ‘possibly carcinogenic’
Mobiles ‘possibly carcinogenic’ The World Health Organization’s cancer research agency says mobile phones are “possibly carcinogenic”. A review of evidence suggests an increased risk of a malignant type of brain cancer cannot be ruled out. However, any link is not certain – they concluded that it was “not clearly established that it does cause cancer [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on May 31, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/05/31/bbc-news-mobiles-possibly-carcinogenic/
