Monday, December 5, 2011

How it works

How it works


Fracking: How it works

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 09:05 PM PST

Around the U.S., bound up in shale deposits more than a mile underground, are huge reservoirs of natural gas. Drilling companies have to fracture the rock to release the gas and capture it. Until the last decade, companies thought the cost of getting the gas wasn't worth the hassle.

How Music Affects the Brain and How You Can Use It to Your Advantage [Music]

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 06:19 AM PST

# music Music can often make or break a day. It can change your mood, amp you up for exercise, and help you recover from injury. But how does it work exactly, and how can you use it to your advantage? More »

When IT gets to play: Skunk works projects deliver value

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 08:15 AM PST

It's called the technology petting zoo. Stocked with the latest high-tech gadgets, games, systems and software that could potentially be of business value, it's a place where engineers and other IT users at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory can try out the steady stream of hot, new consumer technologies and imagine the possibilities.

Art Can Live on Line Alone

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 08:56 PM PST

When I think about how to draw the sights around me, my mind immediately starts envisioning line. For me, it is foundational for any good drawing. And I'm not alone. When I first saw artist Steven Ketchum's work I was amazed by all the ways he used line--and line alone--to make so many interesting and surprisingly emotive works. Here are a few of my favorites. Ketchum isn't drawn to figures that ...

Q+A: How does Egypt's parliamentary election system work?

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 03:42 AM PST

(Reuters) - Egyptians voted on Monday in run-off votes for the first phase of their parliamentary election, part of a lengthy transition to civilian rule after generals took charge following Hosni Mubarak's removal from office in February. Below are some questions and answers about how voting works and what is at stake: HOW MANY SEATS? The staggered vote that started on November 28 is to fill ...

Scientist Spots Missing Link in his Basement, but is too Sleepy to Catch it

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 04:44 AM PST

If everything works out right a child in the years between two and ten spends hundreds of hours lying on the floor in her room contemplating childhood, walls, ceilings and whatever clouds float across the horizons of young, brains. Such hours of quiet revelation are important. It is during them when strange creatures sometimes come most clearly into view. As an adult, I am afforded relatively ...

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